Festival of Prayer

A day to explore different aspects of spirituality and prayer.

This festival is put on at Ripon College near Oxford by the Diocese of Oxford with the BRF. There will be a keynote speech and a series of workshops. Our own Claire Carruthers will give an hour-long workshop on Centering Prayer twice during the day, at 1:30pm and 3:00pm. Claire says:

I will begin by describing the context in which Centering Prayer has emerged. We will look at how Cistercian monks drew on the medieval text, the Cloud of Unknowing, in order to reintroduce a form of the contemplative dimension of Christianity into our modern lives. I will then describe the practice and how it works, providing the simple guidelines to the prayer that were developed under Thomas Keating. We will then have an opportunity to practise Centering prayer for 20 minutes. The workshop will conclude with a chance for the participants to ask questions and reflect on their experience of Centering Prayer.

To book a place, go to Festival of Prayer.