{"id":970,"date":"2025-10-06T19:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centeringprayer.com\/cosa\/?page_id=970"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:34:52","slug":"links-and-further-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centeringprayer.com\/cosa\/links-and-further-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Links and Further Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.contemplativeoutreach.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 The international organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contemplativeoutreach.org\/the-contemplative-life-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Contemplative Life Program: Study and Practice in Community<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 The Contemplative Life Program (CLP) explores how to be a practicing contemplative, abiding in the presence of God in the midst of ordinary life. It is an in-home program designed to support and enrich a life of daily practice, study and devotion, assisting the practitioner to live and embody the contemplative dimension of the Gospel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centeringprayer.com\/heartoftexas\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Contemplative Outreach<\/strong> <strong>Heart of Texas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Our sister-chapter which serves the Heart of Texas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extensioncontemplativainternacional.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extension Contemplativa<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Hispanic website for Contemplative Outreach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wccm-usa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>World Community for Christian Meditation<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 The WCCM teaches a form of Christian meditation popularized by the Benedictine monk John Main. Although this is a different system than Centering Prayer, many people find it interesting to know about both.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suggested Readings\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel \u2013&nbsp;<em>Thomas Keating<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening \u2013&nbsp;<em>Cynthia Bourgeault<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Loving Search for God \u2013&nbsp;<em>William Meninger<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intimacy with God \u2013&nbsp;<em>Thomas Keating<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Taste of Silence \u2013&nbsp;<em>Carl Arico<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invitation to Love \u2013&nbsp;<em>Thomas Keating<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manifesting God \u2013&nbsp;<em>Thomas Keating<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contemplative Prayer \u2013&nbsp;<em>Thomas Merton<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Seeds of Contemplation \u2013&nbsp;<em>Thomas Merton<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Cloud of Unknowing \u2013&nbsp;<em>Unknown<\/em>&nbsp;<em>author<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/centeringprayer.com\/cosa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/09\/Jesuit-cross-e1581815341119.jpg\" alt=\"Jesuit cross e1581815341119\" class=\"wp-image-892\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links&#8230; Suggested Readings\u2026 &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":890,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Links and Further Reading - COSA","description":"Links... 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