The first
... is our chapter e-newsletter. Published every month or
two, it contains news of upcoming Centering Prayer related
events in central Texas. To subscribe to our chapter e-mail
newsletter, click through to our e-newsletter
sign-up page and enter your email address.
The second
... is a chapter leadership e-mail list. Although anyone
can join the list, it's mainly intended for people who lead
prayer groups, lead introductory workshops, staff retreats,
or serve the chapter in other ways. To subscribe, click
through to our leadership
e-mail list sign-up page and enter your email address.
The third
... is the Center-L mailing list. This list is for discussion
of Centering Prayer and related topics, and is subscribed
to by people around the world. The list is generally unmoderated
and self-managed by the subscribers (although abusive participants
will be removed). Although the list is hosted by
the HoTCO chapter, we are not responsible or liable for
any of the content on the list.
Purpose...The Center-L mailing list is for the discussion
of Christian contemplative prayer, with a particular emphasis
on the practice of Centering Prayer, which is based on the
14th century English text The Cloud of Unknowing
and was developed into its present form by Frs. Thomas Keating,
William Meninger and M. Basil Pennington.
Discussion of related contemplative practices, such as Lectio
Divina, hesychastic prayer (e.g. the "Jesus Prayer") and
so forth, is certainly encouraged. This mailing list is
a vehicle for creating an Internet-based community of practitioners
of Centering Prayer, as well as a method of outreach for
those who are interested in getting more information on
the subject.
What topics are appropriate for the Center-L list?
Topics should bear some relevance to Christian contemplative
practices and traditions, such as...
Questions or observations on the practice
of Centering Prayer itself, or related practices.
The effects which Centering Prayer has
had on, and the part it plays in, your life and general
spiritual practice.
Helps or obstacles which have been encountered
in your practice.
Other practices which may be conducive
to general spiritual formation, such as journaling,
silent retreats, etc.
Announcements of seminars, retreats or
workshops on Centering Prayer or other contemplative
practices, as well as reviews of such which subscribers
may have attended.
Commercial messages, when related to
the subject of the list, are not banned from this list,
but must be reviewed and approved by the list owner
before they are posted.
To subscribe to the Center-L list, click through to the
Center-L
sign-up page and follow the instructions.
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