Silence. Retrieving contemplative traditions from their roots with the earliest Christian monastics. Nature. Contemplation as a way to respond to environmental issues. Douglas Christie leads a retreat where you can learn, pray, rest, sink into silence and be catalyzed for deeper care for the earth. He invites us to explore the historical roots of the Christian contemplative tradition, to engage Benedictine spirituality more deeply, to practice with each other, to be renewed and to lean into the power of a contemplative ecology for our shared life together. This is not a silent retreat.        

Reflections on a Contemplative Ecology Event This public conversation with Douglas Christie culminates the retreat led by him, Cultivating a Sense of Place: The Practice of Contemplative Ecology, and as such widens out the conversation about contemplation as a way to respond to environmental issues and concerns. Douglas, an academic theologian, writer and contemplative explores the historical roots of the Christian contemplative tradition, engages Benedictine spirituality more deeply, teaches and leads practices and invites participants to lean into the power of a contemplative ecology for our shared life together and shared commitment to care for the earth.       ...