Classical Works

The following are the books that will be discussed in the Dominican Center's Spiritual Formation Program, Phase III (Spiritual Companioning), but they are also interesting reads for those not enrolled!

• Contemplative Prayer by Thomas Merton
• Old Wine in New Skins: Centering Prayer and Systems Theory by Paul David Lawson
• Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in Community by Farnham, et al.
• Touching the Holy: Ordinariness, Self-Esteem, and Friendship by Robert Wicks
• Group Spiritual Direction by Rosemary Doherty

• Echo of the Soul: The Sacredness of the Human Body by J. Philip Newell
• Reclaiming Spirituality by Diarmuid O'Murchu
• Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer by Thomas Keating
• Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation by Thomas Keating
• Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster; also Celebrating the Disciplines: A Journal Workbook to Accompany Celebration of Discipline and Spiritual Classics : Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines
• Opening to God by Thomas Green
• The Sacred Art of Listening: Forty Reflections for Cultivating a Spiritual Practice by Kay Lindahl; also Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening