Catherine Crews, PhD
Catherine has practiced Centering Prayer since 2005 and is commissioned by Contemplative Outreach to teach Centering Prayer. She is a Clinical Psychologist, now retired from practice and teaching. For spiritual renewal she practices Centering Prayer, Healing Prayer, and attends the Holy Eucharist. She has attended retreats at St. Benedict Monastery in Snowmass, CO and St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, AR, and made spiritual pilgrimages to India. She serves on the board of the House Of Blessings.
Catherine Crews, PhD
Catherine has practiced Centering Prayer since 2005 and is commissioned by Contemplative Outreach to teach Centering Prayer. She is a Clinical Psychologist, now retired from practice and teaching. For spiritual renewal she practices Centering Prayer, Healing Prayer, and attends the Holy Eucharist. She has attended retreats at St. Benedict Monastery in Snowmass, CO and St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, AR, and made spiritual pilgrimages to India. She serves as a member of the House of Blessings board.
CSF Faculty
The Community of Saint Francis is an ecumenical community whose members follow the spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi in their personal lives. It is open to people of all walks of life from anywhere in the world, united by their commitment to living Franciscan spirituality. Faculty for this program is members of the Community of St. Francis who bring their knowledge and experience of living Franciscan spirituality to helping others seeking to make this commitment.
CSF Faculty
The Community of Saint Francis is an ecumenical community whose members follow the spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi in their personal lives. It is open to people of all walks of life from anywhere in the world, united by their commitment to living Franciscan spirituality. Faculty for this program is members of the Community of St. Francis who bring their knowledge and experience of living Franciscan spirituality to helping others seeking to make this commitment.
Deacon Kaye Staggs
Deacon Kaye is ordained in the Episcopal Church. She serves at All Saints Episcopal Church in Russellville, AR. Kaye is a member of the board of the House Of Blessings.
Dr. Jeff Algur
Dr. Jeff Algur, a member of Community Of Saint Francis is the Department ChairDepartmentof Professional Studies at Lake Point Center of the Arkansas Tech University, (ATU.EDU). Dr. Algur is committed to living the spiritual vision of St. Francis of Assisi in his personal life.
Dr. Nicholas G. Cole, MD
Nicholas G. Cole, MD, has been practicing Centering Prayer since attending his first ten-day retreat at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado in May, 1990. The following year he was commissioned to teach Centering Prayer, and has been facilitating retreats ever since. He regularly serves retreats at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, and at St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He also serves on the board of Contemplative Outreach, the organization dedicated to fostering the process of transformation in Christ in one another through the practice of Centering Prayer. Nick is retired from the active practice of medicine. He…
Fr. Jos Tharakan
Fr. Jos is a priest and a teacher. He practices Franciscan Spirituality that welcomes everyone and respects and supports the dignity of all people. He has lead retreats all over the world for over 32 years and practiced Contemplative Prayer for over 35 years. He is commissioned by Contemplative Outreach as a Centering Prayer Presenter. Fr. Jos currently serves as Rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Springfield and serves also as the President of the House Of Blessings. You can read more about Fr. Jos and his works on his website.
Jeannie Stone
Jeannie Stone is an accomplished artist and a spiritual guide. Born on a Navy base in Maryland, Jeannie has lived most of her life in Arkansas although she travels frequently to Hawaii and Puerto Rico to visit family.She loved art as a child and was influenced by her mother’s love of art at her hometown Museo de Arte de Ponce. She is also passionate about writing and is an award winning freelance writer and photographer for various newspapers and magazines. Read more about Jeannie Stone on her website. http://www.jeanniestone.com/
Michael Card
Michael Card is an accomplished musician, author and retreat provider. He has over 35 albums, 25 books, radio programs and several articles to his credit. Michale leads the group in prayer, reflection, singing, praising God and studying the scriptures. He is with the group through out the entire program for personal conversation and study. He engages people in listening as well as teaching. His method of teaching is celebratory and enjoyable studying the scriptures through his interesting and personal experiences. He makes the program fun and spiritual.
Minda Cox
Minda Cox is an author, painter, leader in the community, a teacher, ministering the people of Boliver, MO through her paintings, teachings. Minda likes to work in watercolor, pen and ink, pencil, and colored pencils. She is also an author who has written many articles and the book, “Ordinary”, the story of her struggles and victories, which may be purchased at the Art Sync Gallery. Minda says her art dances when she cannot, her paint runs for her when she is bound to her wheelchair, and her colors jump and clap for joy although she cannot do either of those…
Victoria Tai
Victoria Tai had a Christian upbringing in Los Angeles, CA. When she was in her twenties, following a hopeless period saturated with disappointment in God, she plead at rock-bottom despair, “If You are real, I give You one year before I am 30 to reveal Yourself. Otherwise, You cannot blame me if I go atheist.” As life resumed, Victoria forgot this prayer, but God did not. Precisely 30 years from the day of her conception, things in her life began to change. At first her body felt considerable strain as her nervous system began to handle more energy than it…