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Tracking Holiness
Vol. 25,  No. 4                     Put Down Your Weapons           Winter 2015
HERE IS YOUR NEW ISSUE OF HOLY GROUND


 

 

I felt diminished, hurt and defensive. 

His voice grew in intensity, as he argued to prove his point. 

 

The latest issue of Holy Ground takes a look at  how we respond to those we disagree with. In a world of adversaries, enemies, and extreme views is there any way we can see each other as persons? 

 

How does our prayer enter into the deep divides and extreme polarities of our day? What options are revealed to us through a contemplative lens, which sees the world as a whole? What do the narratives of Jesus teach us about ground for reconciliation beyond my way or the highway?

 

I have been doing an inventory of my personal stockpile of armaments. Want to join me?

 

Put Down Your Weapon.  Read it here! 

 

 

Coming in June . . .  

 

Saturday RETREAT June 13, 2015 in Topeka, Ks

 

 

"The Loving Search for God"

The practice of Christian contemplative prayer

 

 

With Fr. William MENINGER, Trappist monk, teacher, and author.

 

Open to all

Saturday, June 13, 2015
9:00 - 3:00

Christ the King Catholic Church, Topeka, Kansas

$25.00 includes box lunch

 

I n an age of shallow perceptions and 30 second sound-bites this spry 82 year old monk is a spring of living water for thirsty souls. With his broad knowledge of spirituality and delightful wit he gently opens our awareness to the presence of Love in our midst. 

 

To Register   

  • mail check made out to Christ the King Church (note in memo Meninger Retreat ) to 5973 SW 25th St, Topeka, KS 66614
OR

 

Fr. Meninger leaves St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado only four times a year for special teaching engagements. In June of 2015 he will be presenting workshops in Kansas City, Topeka, Emporia , Wichita, Warrensburg, MO, Columbia, Mo, and St. Louis, Mo.

 

Books by Fr. Meninger include The Committed Life: An Adaptation of the Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis De Sales; The Loving Search for God:  Contemplative Prayer and the Cloud of Unknowing; The Process of Forgiveness; Bringing "the  Imitation  of Christ"  into the Twenty-First  Century; Julian of Norwich  - A Mystic For Today.

 

The Retreat Sponsors:

Christ the King Catholic Church

The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer

 

For retreat information:  phone 785-273-0710, or email  [email protected]  

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What's up at The Sanctuary  .... 

  • Teaching a 5 week class on contemplative prayer for Central Congregational Church in Topeka during lent
  • Leading a retreat and preaching for First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City, Iowa
  • Enjoyed rest and renewal at Synod of Mid America
    Selah 
  • Looking forward to co-leading Synod of Mid America Gathering for Pastoral Sustenance with Sandy Carlson and Eileen Campbell Reed May 17-20
  • Sending out queries to find a good home for the my new book.
  • Seeing the most amazing and beautiful people who share their journeys in God with me.

 

 

Thank you so for much for your prayer support, subscription renewals, and donations! Each one makes a difference. You allow Holy Ground to happen in so many ways. 

Loretta F. Ross   

The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer

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Looking for support for your faith journey, worship resources, devotional material, or companions for your journey of faith ?   Tracking Holiness is here to remind you of the Love waiting for you in each moment of your existence.

Published by The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer, this occasional e-newsletter offers links, suppport, prayer, and connection for the scattered followers of Christ.

 A Deeply Revolutionary Matter

To put it boldly, contemplation is the only ultimate answer to the unreal and insane world that our financial systems and our advertising culture and our chaotic and unexamined emotions encourage us to inhabit. 

To learn contemplative practice is to learn what we need so as to live truthfully and honestly and lovingly. 

It is a deeply revolutionary matter.  

 

 Rowan Williams

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