Our Mission

Creating contemplative communities

who practice the presence of God

for personal transformation

and compassionate service with the world.

Become a supporter of the School today!

To support our mission, do this:

Checks to Rayne UMC, with "SCL" on the lower memo line

3900 St. Charles Ave. NOLA 70115

Online donations link: https://raynenola.org/contribute/

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Compassion Cultivation Training

with William Thiele, PhD

Classes start: June 4, 10 am-12, or 6-8 pm, for 8 weeks

At Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville

RSVP: William.thiele56@gmail.com

Suggested cost: $350 (partial scholarships available)

__________Monks in the World video__________

Link Here

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"A Contemplative Path"

with William Thiele, PhD

Link here

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Link to Our Groups (above) for all our weekly classes/monthly workshops

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To learn more from our stories of contemplative living read this book:
Monks in the World: Seeking God in a Frantic Culture, published by Wipf & Stock,and available on Amazon.com,

(William Thiele, author), Listen to a brief youtube description here.

You can also follow a blog by William Thiele:
"A Contemplative Path" at www.wordpress.com.

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8th Annual Contemplative Conference: December 1-2, 2017

The Divine Dance with the Trinity

Click here to watch the Friday video.

Click here to watch the Friday dialogue.

Click here to watch the Saturday morning video.

Click here to watch the Saturday dialogue.

Click here to watch the Saturday afternoon video.

Click here to watch the Saturday afternoon dialogue.

Thanks to the donated video work of Don Downey.

You can learn more about his work at www.dondowneyfilm.com.

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Listening in Stillness

Cultivating a contemplative presence for God involves daily practice of spiritual disciplines in solitude.

Because the journey cannot be completed alone, we also practice and learn with a community

of supportive friends. This, for us, is the inward journey:

"practicing the Presence of God for personal transformation."

Serving in Joy!
Presence for God brings us into God's heart for the world. The result is action -

a response of serving by bringing the Presence into our service. We serve through

our chosen vocations and through shared missions.

We seek compassionate service with the world. This for us is the outward journey