Welcome!
Contemplative Outreach of New Jersey is a community of individuals and prayer groups who practice centering prayer. We teach centering prayer and offer events and educational programs to support those who practice centering prayer. We also teach other practices that promote a deepening of our relationship with God and support all of us attempting to live the contemplative dimension of the Gospel in daily life. All are welcome at our gatherings whether in person or on Zoom. We are a chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., a global interdenominational spiritual network founded by Fr. Thomas Keating, Fr. Carl Arico, and others.
Third Saturdays Enrichment Series, 2025-26
Resumes in October with the final installments of the Contemplative Life Program, based on Julie Saad’s book, Contemplative Life: Discerning Our Path Into the Heart of God. Please see the Events page for details.
The Path of Holy Unknowing
First Saturdays on Zoom, 8 am to 9:15 am
Format: Two 25-minute prayer times separated by time for an optional contemplative walk, followed by Lectio Divina on quotes from Reflections on the Unknowable by Father Thomas Keating. Registration is not required. No fee; just come and pray.
Please enter in silence, with volume muted. Link to join: https://tinyurl.com/cs944brn.
Please consider the offerings at:
Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY
Oct 31-Nov 2: Introduction to Centering Prayer
Dec 9-12: Centering Prayer: Lectio Divina and the Four Senses of Scripture
For information, please click on each program title. You also may contact the monastery at guesthouse@hcmnet.org or 845-384-6660.
Contemplative Outreach of NYC
Parish Center at Saint Monica’s Church – Morning of Centering Prayer and Chant, including a teaching with Father Michael Holleran
Saturday October 25, 2025, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Please visit our Events Page for more details