Join us on Zoom for Centering Prayer here Centering Prayer is a modernized prayer method based on the intuitive prayer rooted in Lectio Divina. It is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience the Divine’s immanent presence with us. Centering Prayer is […]
Spiritual Director Practicum Spiritual Director training at Dominican Center is a three-year education and formation intensive -- beginning with Foundations in Spirituality and leading to Practicum I and II -- designed to attune you to the movement of the Holy Spirit and prayerful response. Submit $25 fee to begin the application process. Click on the […]
An icon in Christianity is a religious work of art, usually a flat panel painting depicting a holy being or sacred image. Icon means a symbol or image, even though an icon is an image created with paints, icons are written, not painted. The tradition of iconography has been handed down through the centuries from […]
Join us for our JOY Retreat ~ Nourishing Your Soul on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy. ~ Isaiah 60:5 In this life, there is Just One You — JOY! — You are a co-creator in your life experience with God. We […]
Self-Awareness in the Supervisory Process Spiritual directors not only listen to the Spirit and directees, but also to themselves. It is in this place of awareness that we are invited to be converted towards God. As we notice our ways of listening, our patterns of interaction, our discomforts and ease, and how we carry these […]
We come to know people when we grieve with them through stories and rituals. It is how we build real solidarity, the kind that shows us the world we want to live in - and our role in fighting for it. ~ Valarie Kaur, See No Stranger Join us for an interfaith Tuesday Table Talk […]
Together, we will create simple intuitive Mandalas to explore and deepen our experience of Sacred Presence in a story from our lives.
When our human experience is challenging, the pain can seem overwhelming and lonely. In this retreat, we will be practicing ways of and learning how to become more aware of the Holy Spirit. Retreat from the world Friday evening June 7 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm, then return Saturday June 8 from 9:00 am - […]
"Silence is full of truth. It is healing. It fills our inner chaos with peace." ~ Laurence Freeman, OSB, Benedictine Monk/Priest Join us for Journey into Silence Retreat ~ Summer Peace, a six-day silent retreat, beginning June 9 - 14, 2024. Silence the world around you. Silence the world within you. Silence the thoughts that […]
Every seed is an invitation to grow something new. As we think together about what we wish to grow, we will ask ourselves these questions: What seeds are ready to be planted in our soul? How can we hold steady in transition as the unknown is beckoning? What does it look like to trust the […]
Spiritual Director Practicum Spiritual Director training at Dominican Center is a three-year education and formation intensive -- beginning with Foundations in Spirituality and leading to Practicum I and II -- designed to attune you to the movement of the Holy Spirit and prayerful response. A Spiritual Director holds sacred the many stories heard in a […]
Foundations in Spirituality is a serious reflective study that opens our minds and hearts to the teachings and life examples of the great Christian spiritual teachers that continue to deepen our present spiritual journey. It’s the beginning, the first step of the formation offerings at Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College. This video from a […]