Links - Contemplative Outreach of Central Iowa

Click the image above (and any place else that it appears on this website) to go to the official website for
Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

Are you considering Spiritual Direction as you continue on your journey of faith? Click here for information on Spiritual Direction and some local resources.

Are you interested in reading more comtemplative texts?

Visit the Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. Bookstore! Find the site by clicking here.

To see online contemplative texts, visit the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. There, you will find texts such as...

The Cloud of Unknowing
Mysticism, by Evelyn Underhill
The Way of Perfection, by Teresa of Avila
The Interior Castle, by Teresa of Avila
The Practice of the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence
The Conferences of John Cassian
The Ascent of Mount Carmel, by St. John of the Cross
The Dark Night of the Soul, by St. John of the Cross
and many more.... see the page titled Mysticism for a listing of sources provided on Christian Classics Ethereal Library.

Mp3 versions of some of these texts can also be found on these pages. Librivox.org also carries mp3's for a few of these as well.

Centering Prayer

Click the text above to see instructions for Centering Prayer.

Centering Prayer

Welcoming Prayer

Click the text above to see instructions for Welcoming Prayer.

Centering Prayer

Click the following titles to see the websites of other Contemplative Outreach Local Chapters in Iowa and adjoining states:

Contemplative Outreach of Mid-Eastern Iowa

(Iowa City – Cedar Rapids)

Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis (Missouri)

Contemplative Outreach of Southeast Wisconsin

Contemplative Outreach of Nebraska