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The Welcoming Prayer

  • Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT, 06107 United States (map)

The Welcoming Prayer

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Saturday, March 20, 2021
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Steve Sandiford

Welcoming Prayer is a spiritual practice created by three of the founders of Contemplative Outreach; Mary Mrozowski, Fr. Thomas Keating and David Frenette. This simple but effective spiritual practice helps us to remain present and to welcome moments of physical and emotional pain that we confront in our daily lives. Instead of repeating our often-unconscious attempts to avoid or deny our afflictive emotions, we locate, sink into, and accept our physical reactions and emotional hurts. In the process, our pain becomes a portal of psychological and spiritual transformation

This program will be offered online via the Zoom platform. Information on how to access the program will be provided to participants in their registration confirmation email.

Offering: $50


Presenter Profile

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Steve Sandiford

Steve Standiford is a regular Centering Prayer practitioner. He leads retreats and workshops and teaches spiritual practices through Contemplative Outreach. He is also a psychotherapist in private practice in Manhattan and Westchester County. 


Earlier Event: March 13
Men's Themed Retreat Day
Later Event: March 20
Men's Themed Retreat Day (Online)