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Recommended Reading

These books are recommended reading to deepen your practice of Centering Prayer and to lead you more fully into the contemplative dimension of Christian life. If you are interested in purchasing any of these through Contemplative Outreach of Northern Nevada, please contact us using the contact form below.

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Abandonment to Divine Providence, by S.J. Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade

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Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer, by Thomas Keating

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Awakenings, by Thomas Keating

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The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer, by Fr. John Bartunek

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Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, by Cynthia Bourgeault

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Daily Reader for Contemplative Reading: Excerpts from the Works of Father Thomas Keating, by Thomas Keating O.C.S.O. and S. Stephanie Iachetta

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A Deeper Love: The Family Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, 1864-1885, by Zelie Martin and Louis Martin

 

Divine Therapy and Addiction: Centering Prayer and the Twelve Steps, by Thomas Keating

 

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, by Richard Rohr

 

Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit, by Thomas Keating

 

Heart Speaks to Heart, by Fr. John Horn

 

The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation, by Thomas Keating and Elaine Pagels

 

Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self, by Richard Rohr

 

Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer, by Thomas Keating

 

Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation, by Thomas Keating

 

Journey to the Heart: Christian Contemplation through the Centuries - An Illustrated Guide, by Kim Nataraja

 

Manifesting God, by Thomas Keating

 

Mystery of Christ: The Liturgy As Spiritual Experience, by Thomas Keating

 

The Naked Now: Learning to See As the Mystics See, by Richard Rohr

 

The Path of Centering Prayer, by David Frenette

 

A Pathway to Freedom: How God's Law Guides Our Lives, by Alistair Begg and Charles Colson

 

Open Mind, Open Heart, by Thomas Keating

 

Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness, by Nan C. Merrill

 

Reawakenings, by Thomas Keating

 

Too Deep For Words: Rediscovering Lectio Divina, by Thelma Hall

 

A Transformation in Christ - St. Therese of Lisieux, by Thomas Keating

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Transformation of Suffering: Reflections on September 11 & The Wedding Feast at Cana in Galilee, by Thomas Keating

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