Newsletter

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...

Hello Contemplatives! We’re excited to announce the publication of “ Practicing Living Presence: Discovering the Mind of Christ Within – Part TWO! “, Cynthia Bourgeault’s exploration of Kabir Helminski’s book “ Living Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness & the Essential Self”, and the accompanying Practice Manual by Lynn C Bauman, Living the Presence: A Manual for Contemplative Christian Practice” In Part One (published in November 2021 – find it HERE ), Cynthia explored Chapters 1-9 of...

Hello Contemplative Friends, What does contemplation have to do with heat domes, atmospheric rivers, landslides, clearcuts and forest fires? How do we, as contemplatives, weave the suffering and luminosity of our planet into our daily practice in a way that is real? What is our part in the much-called-for transformation of collective human and more-than-human consciousness? The Board of The Contemplative Society, in our Wisdom Circle last fall, discerned that part of our work would be to...