Christian Contemplation Resources
Keating, Thomas. Intimacy with God. New York; The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2019.
Translated by Carmen Butcher. The Cloud of Unknowing. Colorado; Shambhala, 2018.
Vincent Pizzuto. Contemplating Christ: The Gospels, and the Interior Life. MN; Liturgical Press, 2018.
Merton, Thomas. A Course in Christian Mysticism. MN; Liturgical Press, 2017.
Merton, Thomas. The pocket Thomas Merton. Colorado; Shambhala, 2017.
Cynthia Bourgeault. The Heart of Centering Prayer. Colorado; Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2016.
Keating, Thomas. The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living. New York; The Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc., 2009.
Timothy M. Gallagher O.M.V. Meditation and Contemplation: An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture. NY; The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2008.
Martin Laird. Into The Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation. NY; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Keating, Thomas. Open Mind, Open Heart. New York; London; New Delhi; Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2006.
Cynthia Bourgeault. Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening. MD; Crowley Publications, Inc., 2004.
Keating, Thomas. Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer. New York; London; New Delhi; Sydney: Bloomsbury, 1997.
St. Louis Marie de Montfort. God Alone: The Collected Writings of St. Louis Marie de Montfort Bay Shore, NY: Montfort Publications, 2008.
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Jenny Lynn Estes. The Anglican Rosary. Bakersfield CA: Theophany Press, 2019.
Tami Allen. Contemplative Prayers: for use with Anglican Prayer Beads. NV, independently published, 2019
Fr. James Martin SJ. Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone. NY; Harper Collins Publishers, 2021.
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What is Contemplation?
Etymology Insights into Contemplation
Christian Contemplation Introduction
The Differences between Meditation and Contemplation
Practicing Contemplation
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The Practice of Christian Contemplation
Ongoing Steps to Learning Contemplation
The Catholic Rosary Contemplation
Christian Contemplation Resources
Insights from Saints who Practiced Contemplation
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Thomas Merton’s Life and Practices
Thomas Keating on Contemplation
Challenges to Contemplation
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Discernment for the Contemplative
Purification for the Contemplative