Events

Summer Break - We will return September 15, 2025. Join us each week for a 30 minute practice of meditation and contemplative prayer led by our vowed New Monastic members. Click below for more info and details on how to join us online.

Blending contemplation with the profound lyricism of Kendrick Lamar, 'Meditation is a Must' offers a unique opportunity for musical meditation. Join us to discover new layers of meaning and find stillness & silence by listening and delving deeply into the music of Kendrick Lamar. Led by our Black Lives & Contemplation project in partnership with Awakenings, Inc.

Join our Franciscan Year Novices as we meditate on works of art, using the eyes of our heart to discover God’s revelation in beauty. We will share our experience of the artwork with mutual respect and a desire for holy conversation. 

In our new monastic community, we engage with an adapted version of the 12 Steps that is suitable for anyone who is addicted to their own way of thinking (in other words, everyone!) Our 12 Step contemplative practice is a means of ongoing conversion of life and community accountability. This spring, we are delighted to offer this practice to the public.

Monasticism has always been a response to the deep human longing for God. From the desert fathers and mothers of Egypt and Palestine to the monasteries of Europe, it has shaped lives of prayer, simplicity, and service for centuries. But this course isn’t about the monasticism of the past—it’s about new expressions of monasticism emerging today, rooted in the same longing but responding to the unique challenges and possibilities of our time.

Join our Franciscan Year novices as we meditate on Scripture, listening with the ear of our hearts to the word of God. We will share our own experience of the text with mutual respect and a desire for holy conversation.

Do you want to learn more about the Center for Spiritual Imagination and our teaching on socially engaged mysticism? Are you curious about our Rule of Life, our contemplative practice, and our New Monastic Community?

We gather today in the aftermath of our national election to pray as a community. Please join us for a service of Evening Prayer followed by silent meditation. All are welcome.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84391722290

Meeting ID: 843 9172 2290

You are warmly invited to join us for an engaging online conversation with Community of the Incarnation member Mark Longhurst, author of The Holy Ordinary, a new book that explores the availability of every person to a contemplative life. Co-hosted by Adam Bucko, Director of the Center for Spiritual Imagination and Kris Coleman, Program Director, this online event promises to be a space for reflection, inspiration, and community as we gather to explore the sacred in the ordinary moments of life.

This introductory series to the Black diasporic contemplative tradition will focus on people of African descent in the United States. Exploring the deep roots of Black contemplation, participants will garner an expansive understanding of both Blackness and contemplation and how to deepen our own contemplative lives. Apply by September 20.

Our second cohort has completed their 3-year Novitiate formation and is preparing to take lifelong vows to the Community of the Incarnation and our Rule of Life. In addition, 12 novices will take seasonal vows as they continue in formation. All are welcome to attend the ceremony at the Cathedral of the Incarnation online. A reception will follow.

Spend an hour with us in contemplation and meditation at the Center for Spiritual Imagination: Brooklyn, located in Greenpoint.

Join us for a special Sunday event featuring renowned peace activist and author, Fr. John Dear. Fr. John will deliver a talk at the Mercer School of Theology at 10am EDT on his groundbreaking new book, The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence. Fr. John will also preach at the Cathedral of the Incarnation at all three services. Both the talk and the worship services will be livestreamed online.

Part of our Spiritual Imagination Speaker Series.

We begin with contemplative practice that honors the Earth and all of Creation before engaging in conversation with Dr. Harris on the neglected history of African-American women who engage in theological and religious reflection on their ethical and moral responsibility to care for the earth.

This introductory series to the Black diasporic contemplative tradition will focus on people of African descent in the United States. Exploring the deep roots of Black contemplation, participants will garner an expansive understanding of both Blackness and contemplation and how to deepen our own contemplative lives. Applications are now closed.

Join our Franciscan Year Novices as we meditate on works of art, using the eyes of our heart to discover God’s revelation in beauty. We will share our experience of the artwork with mutual respect and a desire for holy conversation. 

Part of our Spiritual Imagination Speaker Series.

We begin with contemplative practice before engaging with the Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil, professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary where he teaches a wide variety of courses in the areas of comparative theology, theologies of religious diversity, Hindu-Christian dialogue, the theology of Paul Tillich, theory of religion, and ecotheology.

Explore the foundational prayer method of our community that welcomes our whole being into relationship with God. Each session, we will focus on a different aspect of this method of prayer.

Part of our Spiritual Imagination Speaker Series.

We begin with contemplative practice based on Franciscan spirituality before engaging in conversation with Fr. Richard Rohr, Franciscan friar, ecumenical teacher, founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, and author of numerous books, including The Universal Christ, The Wisdom Pattern, Just This, and Falling Upward.

Join us for our weekly meditation practice at 7pm, followed by a screening of the documentary short "Faith in Blackness."

Part of our Spiritual Imagination Speaker Series.

We begin with contemplative practice before engaging in conversation with Lerita Coleman Brown, embodied spirit, author, speaker, heart and kidney transplant recipient, spiritual director, and author of What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman.

This introductory series to the Black diasporic contemplative tradition will focus on people of African descent in the United States. Exploring the deep roots of Black contemplation, participants will garner an expansive understanding of both Blackness and contemplation and how to deepen our own contemplative lives.