Opening people to encounter and experience the Divine in everyday life through workshops, communities, facilitation, teaching, spiritual direction and other resources.
In addition to the resources available at this site, In Via Lumen offers services to groups and to individuals on their spiritual journey. You can find out more about these services on the Assistance and Contact page.
In addition to the resources available at this site, In Via Lumen offers services to groups and to individuals on their spiritual journey. You can find out more about these services on the Assistance and Contact page.
Current Highlights: - updated on 11/30/2019
The North-Central CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society page has been updated with information with our next meeting is on January 15, 2020 at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT. Please visit our Merton Society Chapter page for additional information an to express your interest in attending our January 15, 2020 meeting. Handouts from our last meeting on 10/10/2019 on Thomas Merton and Nature have been added to our Past Meeting's page.
Other Thomas Merton workshops are coming to the area in 2020:
Mike Smoolca and Donna O'Connor facilitate THE PRESENCE PROCESS - THE UNFOLDING OF PRESENT MOMENT AWARENESS AND EMOTIONAL INTEGRATION: A BOOK STUDY starting on April 15th, 2020 and occurs every week on Wednesdays until May 13th, 2020. The group will meet from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Download the flyer for this Program and help spread the word!
Updated the Current Events page!
Please visit the web page for the newly forming Farmington Valley League of Light Multifaith Community. This community is a wonderful means of Multifaith solidarity. I'd like to draw your attention to the Contemplative Dialogue page.
Please visit the Contemplative Outreach of Connecticut Chapter web site!
During the upcoming year as I continue to refine my focus, I hope to be revising the In Via Lumen, LLC web site to reflect my inspirations. As time allows I'd like to update it on an ongoing and regular basis to reflect my current projects and areas of focus. -- Mike Smoolca
Previous but relevant updates
I'm keep a running history of the pages I've changed below until the site has been updated to my satisfaction:
Latest Blog Entry finalized on 9/25/2016.
Here's a link to the archived recording of my recent radio interview on: WESU's Reasonably Catholic Radio show.
Updated Assistance and Contact page.
The Day of Christian Contemplative Reflection on June 11, 2016 sponsored by the Christian Contemplative Prayer groups of Northern CT and being hosted by Holy Family was a wonderfully enriching Contemplative experience exploring the Spirituality of Thomas Merton.
We've completed two years (2014-2015, 2015-2016) of the Contemplative Outreach, Contemplative Formation Program in Central CT. Here are the Community pages for both years:
Community Page for Living Flame 1 Experience
Community Page for Living Flame 2 Experience
In the Summer of 2015 Contemplative Outreach Boston sponsored Contemplative Outreach Centering Prayer Presenter Training offered in the greater Hartford Area. Seven folks were trained over two weekends, since then, 2 of the 7 have become Commissioned Presenters of Centering Prayer.
Here are the final updates on the Second Annual Day of Prayer held on June 6, 2015.
The North-Central CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society page has been updated with information with our next meeting is on January 15, 2020 at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT. Please visit our Merton Society Chapter page for additional information an to express your interest in attending our January 15, 2020 meeting. Handouts from our last meeting on 10/10/2019 on Thomas Merton and Nature have been added to our Past Meeting's page.
Other Thomas Merton workshops are coming to the area in 2020:
- Sunday March 22, 2020, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. - THOMAS MERTON: THE ARC AND INSIGHTS FROM A MODERN CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE JOURNEY. Genesis Spiritual Life & Conference Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA
- Wednesday May 27, 2020, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Thomas Merton on the meaning, insights and invitation to non-violence applied to our polarized world., Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center, 31 Colton Street, Farmington, CT
Mike Smoolca and Donna O'Connor facilitate THE PRESENCE PROCESS - THE UNFOLDING OF PRESENT MOMENT AWARENESS AND EMOTIONAL INTEGRATION: A BOOK STUDY starting on April 15th, 2020 and occurs every week on Wednesdays until May 13th, 2020. The group will meet from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Download the flyer for this Program and help spread the word!
Updated the Current Events page!
Please visit the web page for the newly forming Farmington Valley League of Light Multifaith Community. This community is a wonderful means of Multifaith solidarity. I'd like to draw your attention to the Contemplative Dialogue page.
Please visit the Contemplative Outreach of Connecticut Chapter web site!
During the upcoming year as I continue to refine my focus, I hope to be revising the In Via Lumen, LLC web site to reflect my inspirations. As time allows I'd like to update it on an ongoing and regular basis to reflect my current projects and areas of focus. -- Mike Smoolca
Previous but relevant updates
I'm keep a running history of the pages I've changed below until the site has been updated to my satisfaction:
- Reflections (7/7/2018)
Latest Blog Entry finalized on 9/25/2016.
Here's a link to the archived recording of my recent radio interview on: WESU's Reasonably Catholic Radio show.
Updated Assistance and Contact page.
The Day of Christian Contemplative Reflection on June 11, 2016 sponsored by the Christian Contemplative Prayer groups of Northern CT and being hosted by Holy Family was a wonderfully enriching Contemplative experience exploring the Spirituality of Thomas Merton.
We've completed two years (2014-2015, 2015-2016) of the Contemplative Outreach, Contemplative Formation Program in Central CT. Here are the Community pages for both years:
Community Page for Living Flame 1 Experience
Community Page for Living Flame 2 Experience
In the Summer of 2015 Contemplative Outreach Boston sponsored Contemplative Outreach Centering Prayer Presenter Training offered in the greater Hartford Area. Seven folks were trained over two weekends, since then, 2 of the 7 have become Commissioned Presenters of Centering Prayer.
Here are the final updates on the Second Annual Day of Prayer held on June 6, 2015.
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Contemplative Dialogue
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