Our Mission Statement
The Center for Spiritual Growth and the Contemplative Life is a community seeking God in
the world. We are committed to listening to and responding to the spiritual hungers of our
times by nurturing spiritual renewal and growth, and by cultivating a contemplative stance
toward life. Through our individual and communal experiences of God, we seek to develop
a deepening awareness and oneness with God, with one another, and with all creation.
Our Praxis: How we Carry Out Our Mission
Honoring and including diverse faiths, traditions, and beliefs;
Through individual and communal storytelling;
Respecting stories as sacred;
Fostering renewal and growth through study, reflection, conversation and retreat;
Providing time and space for prayer;
Being present to God within our human condition;
Serving the world through prayer, discernment, acts of reconciliation and advocacy.
The Center for Spiritual Growth
and the Contemplative Life
...to be of some help to the souls of our neighbors.