InterSpiritual Praxis in Community: Charis Meditation and Charis Circles

CCE Contemplative Enrichment Day
Saturday, October 11, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET)
Ron Barnett, PhD 

Charis Circles are small communities of interspiritual practice. We will introduce interspirituality and Charis Meditation, developed for interspiritual settings. The day is for those who embrace one religious tradition, more than one tradition, or are "spiritual but not religious.” As the Quaker Rufus Jones noted, “I pin my hopes to quiet processes and small circles, in which vital and transforming events take place.” Charis Circles embody this vision, where transformation and revelation within can unfold.

Offering: $75, includes lunch

Scholarships are available, please contact Mike Smoolca at cce@holyfamilyretreat.org for more information.

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Presenter Profile

Ronald Barnett, PhD

Ronald Barnett, PhD, a retired psychologist, has traveled an interspiritual journey for over fifty years. He has drawn from a diversity of sacred traditions. Ronald hosted the podcast All Things Contemplative, taught Miksang Contemplative Photography, and authored The Good Eye Opens. Deeply rooted in Centering Prayer, he has served Contemplative Outreach for many years. He writes the blog “Contemplation Across the Lifespan” and co-facilitates Charis Circles with the Charis Foundation for New Monasticism and Interspirituality.

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Dietary restrictions? Holy Family is committed to making your stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible, and to that end, we can accommodate most dietary needs. Please email Ted, our registrar, at tjastrzebski@holyfamilyretreat.org, if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, so that we may make preparations in advance of your retreat.