Contemplative Outreach of Northern Virginia
"SECOND SATURDAY" GATHERING
(in-person)
Next Event:
"Centering Prayer and Beyond"
led by LJ Milone
IN-PERSON
Saturday, September 14th
8:45am-9:15am Gathering Time
9:15am-12pm Retreat
LOCATION:
St. James Episcopal Church
8 Cornwall Street, NW
Leesburg, VA
Where does Centering Prayer go? What does its deepening look like?
How might we cooperate with grace to go beyond ourselves to unity with God?
Beyond! Centering Prayer is a step, in prayer, beyond words, thoughts, and feelings into the mystery of God. It leads to unity or nonduality. What does this mean? What do the Christian mystics say about it and how can their insights deepen our practice of Centering Prayer to go beyond the self into the Ultimate Mystery of God?
We will discuss a renewal of the practice of Centering Prayer, negotiating the false self when one has practiced Centering Prayer for a while, what some Christian mystics can teach us, and the goal of oneness with God beyond all dualities.
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You are warmly invited to join us for this in-person gathering of prayer,
teachings, and reflection, led by LJ Milone.
We hope you can join us for all or part of the morning!
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Are you new to Centering Prayer? Welcome!
You are invited to click here for some helpful info & guidelines. We will have extra copies of the 4 guidelines available at the retreat.
LJ Milone
L.J. Milone has been serving at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. for seventeen years. Following studies at Siena College in upstate New York, L.J. volunteered with the Franciscan friars in Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA serving the poor: the incarcerated, the homeless, and the sick.
L.J. earned a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies from the Washington Theological Union where he studied with teacher and voluminous writer, Ilia Delio. Currently, L.J. is studying to complete a doctorate in preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology.
He is a spiritual teacher, a retreat leader, a spiritual director, and avid student of the mystics such as Meister Eckhart, Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, The Cloud of Unknowing, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and Therese of Lisieux. He wrote a book on Meister Eckhart: "Nothing but God: The Everyday Mysticism of Meister Eckhart". For over twenty years, L.J. has practiced silent meditation and has attempted to live in the Holy Mystery of God’s Presence amid daily life with a large family.