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World Community for Christian Meditation	Gola	Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Question: I know Centring Prayer is not acceptable to catholics. In my parish, there is now a movement called christian meditation which is part of the World Community for Christian Meditation. On its board of trustee is Fr Keating. They use similiar techniques- a dark room, silence while chanting a words repeatedly-Maranatha or something. Is this movement approved by the ctaholic church.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Gola: An immediate red flag is raised if Fr. Keating is involved. He is one of the two major promoters of Centering Prayer. There are also people on the Board are into Rolf and Yoga, Buddhism, I haven't the time to read through their 300+ page FAQ, but in glancing through the material it is clear that this organization is not Catholic, but multi-cultural, multi-faith, multi-tradition in its approach. Given that, the likelihood that its teachings will be fully consistent with Catholic teaching, tradition, and worldview is, in my opinion, about non-existent. In addition, much of what I read, keeping in mind I only glanced over the material, sounds about the same as "Centering Prayer." There is no indication at all that this organization and its teaching have any approbation from the Church despite a few bishops who are "patrons". It is recommended that people who are interested in Meditation be sure to read the Vatican document, On Some Aspects of Christian Meditation. Personally, I would not involve myself with this organization or its teachings. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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I know Centring Prayer is not acceptable to catholics. In my parish, there is now a movement called christian meditation which is part of the World Community for Christian Meditation. On its board of trustee is Fr Keating.

They use similiar techniques- a dark room, silence while chanting a words repeatedly-Maranatha or something.

Is this movement approved by the ctaholic church.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Gola:

An immediate red flag is raised if Fr. Keating is involved. He is one of the two major promoters of Centering Prayer. There are also people on the Board are into Rolf and Yoga, Buddhism,

I haven't the time to read through their 300+ page FAQ, but in glancing through the material it is clear that this organization is not Catholic, but multi-cultural, multi-faith, multi-tradition in its approach. Given that, the likelihood that its teachings will be fully consistent with Catholic teaching, tradition, and worldview is, in my opinion, about non-existent.

In addition, much of what I read, keeping in mind I only glanced over the material, sounds about the same as "Centering Prayer."

There is no indication at all that this organization and its teaching have any approbation from the Church despite a few bishops who are "patrons".

It is recommended that people who are interested in Meditation be sure to read the Vatican document, On Some Aspects of Christian Meditation.

Personally, I would not involve myself with this organization or its teachings.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.