Newsletter

Happy New Year, contemplative friends! A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our Fall Appeal. Your generous support will make it possible for The Contemplative Society to offer exciting news over the next few weeks of upcoming retreats and events, and the publication of new audio and video resources. All in support of strengthening our community’s capacity to walk the contemplative path and center our actions in divine wisdom and love, no matter what turmoil or creative opportunities...

Today is Giving Tuesday! And while I am aware I am writing to you with a request for support, what I am feeling is immense gratitude for what The Contemplative Society has already received. This year marks our 25th anniversary. Since 1997, we have grown from a tiny group organizing retreats on Salt Spring Island, BC to a significant hub of the contemplative network , providing countless resources to promote contemplative wisdom and sustain contemplative practice. With hundreds of members,...

Hello Contemplatives, In this part of the world, cold chill is in the air, leaves are tumbling off the trees, the sun is lower in the sky, days are shortening, and hummingbirds are competing for nutrients from the feeder. Winter is settling in and we’re all responding in our own God-given ways to the changing of the seasons. In the turning of the Christian seasons, we’re about to await and celebrate the Advent of Christ and know the Divine Love and Light that is ever present, illuminating all...

Hello Contemplatives! Greetings from Vancouver Island on the traditional, unceded territories of the Lekwungen speaking people. In this part of the world we’re enjoying the bright and verdant energies of summer and appreciating this present moment in our sacred connection to the earth, witnessing God’s regenerative love in land, water, air, and life, and in the depths of our hearts. As we are looking to the Fall, we’re delighted to welcome Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault back to Vancouver Island in...