April e-bulletin

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“Forgiveness is central to the Christian religion. It was Jesus’ chief concern on the night of his resurrection when he revealed himself to the Apostles gathered together behind locked doors, breathed on them, and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them. Whose sins you retain are retained.’ (John 20:22) … We too must practice forgiveness to be God’s children. There may be events and people in our conscious and unconscious memories that we have not forgiven. This leaves them in deep, even if repressed, psychological pain. It is in our power to heal them or to leave them in their pain. The true self in us – the Divine Indwelling – wants to forgive, but is overlain by layers of the false self that keeps the disposition of unforgiveness in place. In actual fact, not to forgive others is not to forgive ourselves. At the deepest level we are everyone else. We can only enjoy the world of unconditional love with hearts that are completely open to everyone..” 

Thomas Keating, Manifesting God

 

 

 

The latest issue of the CO NEWS is now available online here, along with a complete archive of previous newsletters. It includes these articles from the community, as well as embedded links for easy access to featured resources:

  • “I’m Dying the Way I lived” — a Thomas Keating oral history excerpt from Rabbi Rami Shapiro
  • How Thomas Keating Became Father Thomas to Me, by SÁRA TÓTH
  • Exploring the Divine Economy, by Tom Smith
  • How My Long-Time Contemplative Practice is Serving Me in My Later Years, by Sr. Linda Snow
  • Centering Prayer and the “Tablet Wave”, by Jon Andreas
  • When I Grow Up I Want to Be Kind, by Leon L.
  • Take the Holy Mountain with You, by MARU LADRÓN DE GUEVARA
  • Resources & more

 

You can read the complete bulletin here              https://mailchi.mp/coutreach/2026-april-e-bulletin-6066423?e=9aa0837e74