March 2026 Newsletter
- The Contemplative Society
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In this season of Ramadan and Lent, a mystical reflexion:
“...And ever is Allah, over all things, an Observer.” - The Qur'an: Surah Al-Ahzab (33:52)
In This Month's Issue...
Reflect with Paula Pryce on Pip, lost and found: The reconciling force of an adventuring cat (a mostly true story).
Become Stillness in Motion, through a 1-day, in-person, contemplative and energy-healing practices retreat with Kimiko Karpoff and Leslie Sandra Black, to be held on April 18, 2026 in Victoria, B.C., Canada.
Explore Visio Divina, through viewing TCS's new video on What is Visio Divina? The Ancient Practice of Praying with Art.
Retrospect on TCS's vision and influence in the recovery of Christian contemplation through reading a feature article on TCS in Canada's Anglican Journal.
Plan to join TCS at "Forthcoming Retreats" over Year 2026
Pip, lost and found:
The reconciling force of an adventuring cat(a mostly true story).
By Paula Pryce
Pip went missing. Then in his own way, Jeremy did too.
Jeremy was the young man who loved and fed her. He lost himself with the loss of Pip, but after a while, something unexpected happened. Jeremy learned that reconciliation only really comes when we give everything away.
It began like this: Jeremy moved back home. He had long been a nomad, searching out holy places in the desert, by the seashore, in wide grassy plains. Along the path, he had come across Pip, a feisty grey kitten making her living in the rubbish heaps. Jeremy brought Pip when he at last returned, half a world away.
Stillness in Motion:
Weaving together contemplative and energy-healing practices.
Brought to you by...
A 1-day, in-person, retreat held in Victoria, B.C., Canada
Saturday, April 18, 2026
9 am – 4 pm Pacific Time (PT)
A retreat experience facilitated by Kimiko Karpoff and Leslie Sandra Black.
What is Visio Divina? The Ancient Practice of Praying with Art.
View TCS's newest video to discover Visio Divina ("Divine Seeing"), the ancient contemplative practice of praying with images and art. While Lectio Divina teaches us to listen to God through scripture, Visio Divina invites us to encounter God through seeing. Learn the history of this "Bible of the poor," why images are a powerful doorway to the sacred, and the four steps to begin praying with your eyes. This introductory video sets the foundation for TCS's upcoming video on a Visio Divina guided practice. Visio Divina is perfect for Lent or any season where you feel called to slow down and behold.
Drinking from our own well: How a Salt Spring Island experiment recovered Christian contemplation.
Read about the early vision and influence of The Contemplative Society (TCS) in recovering Christian contemplation for our modern world through a feature article on TCS, as printed in February 2026 in Canada's Anglican Journal. With gratitude and thanks to Nicholas Fournie, Communications Co-ordinator for TCS, who researched and crafted this heart-warming article.
Forthcoming Retreats with TCS
"The Sacred Feminine in a Fractured World,"
with Cynthia Overweg.
Thursday 24 September 2026, 6:30-9pm Pacific Time
"Why Ritual? The relationship of stability and openness in contemplative prayer,"
with Paula Pryce.
Thursday 05 November 2026, 6:30-8:30pm Pacific Time
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