Door of My Heart: A Centering Prayer Meditation Retreat
November 20-22, 2026
With Ron Moor
Silence, stillness, meditation, contemplation, slowing down. Communing with the Deep Self. Surrendering to the Source of All. The Centering Prayer movement was inspired by Thomas Merton and developed by Fr. Thomas Keating. Tapping into the deep roots of contemplation in Christianity, it is an accessible and profoundly helpful method of meditation now practiced by millions.
More than a technique, this is an initiation into a way of being that can bring us the ability to stay present, aware, and more able to respond from our knowing heart in this time of great challenge.
Join with us at The Christine Center for a weekend of deepening into the silence of knowing. We will learn, we will meditate, we will share and we will explore together. Saturday evening offers a special sound journey with sacred instruments that can guide us into communion with deep silence, touching the heart pulse of Creation.
This retreat is designed for those beginning a meditative practice or seeking to deepen their practice. Pilgrims of all faith traditions, or of none, are welcome.
Our facilitator is Ronald E. Moor, teacher, spiritual guide, loving grandfather and experienced retreat facilitator. Ron has been meditating for over 40 years and has guided many in opening to and deepening their meditative practice.
Suggested Texts
- The Heart of Centering Prayer by Cynthia Bourgeault.
- Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Mystic by Cynthia Bourgeault.
- Heartfulness by Robert Sardello
“Make peace with yourself & heaven & earth make peace with you. Take pains to enter your innermost chamber & you will see the chamber of heaven, for they are one & the same, & in entering one you behold them both.”
–Saint Isaac of Syria, 7th Century
Your Guide for the Journey
Rev. Ronald E. Moor
Rev. Ron Moor has been a minister for three congregations in California and Minnesota. He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University, Indiana University, Bloomington and The Healing Light Center Seminary of Sierra Madre, California. Ron is a survivor of the Vietnam conflict and an active member of Veterans for Peace. He is a spiritual guide and has taught spiritual development programs across the country for over 40 years. Among his teachers and personal mentors are Carl Rogers, Joseph Campbell, Hyemeyohsts Storm and Robert Sardello. Ron is a respected guide and teacher of meditation practices, including Taoist Meditation, Transcendental Meditation and Centering Prayer. He has facilitated Centering Prayer Retreats at the Christine Center numerous times in the past. In addition to Centering Prayer he offers retreats on The Tao Te Ching, Sacred Chant, The Spirituality of Nature, The Human Bio Energy Field, Christian Gnosis and Masculine Spirituality. He is a father of two grown sons and grandfather of three.