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 1/1/2021
Completed our Christian Wisdom:: Exploring the Gospel of Thomas group. Another 8-week group is planned beginning mid-January. Please visit the Gospel of Thomas group page for further information. (This session is full, please email to inquire about being on a waitlist).
The North-Central CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. . We will have a facilitated discussion of the participants notes from Merton's invitation to Nonviolence presentation at our Fall 2020 public Quarterly meeting.
Material from the Fall 2020 Quarterly meeting, Thomas Merton, an invitation to non-violence. has been posted on our past NCCTIMS meeting page.
During this time of Self-Isolation and Social Distancing, Mike Smoolca is offering Thursday evening online Contemplative Prayer meetings on Zoom. These sessions run from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and will use the following format:
Participants are encouraged to join the Zoom meeting at 6:45 p.m so that any issues can be resolved in advance and so that the group is able to start on time. Please contact Mike Smoolca via email (msmoolca@hotmail.com) directly if you're interested in participating in these sessions!
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
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.
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.
Completed our Christian Wisdom:: Exploring the Gospel of Thomas group. Another 8-week group is planned beginning mid-January. Please visit the Gospel of Thomas group page for further information. (This session is full, please email to inquire about being on a waitlist).
The North-Central CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. . We will have a facilitated discussion of the participants notes from Merton's invitation to Nonviolence presentation at our Fall 2020 public Quarterly meeting.
Material from the Fall 2020 Quarterly meeting, Thomas Merton, an invitation to non-violence. has been posted on our past NCCTIMS meeting page.
During this time of Self-Isolation and Social Distancing, Mike Smoolca is offering Thursday evening online Contemplative Prayer meetings on Zoom. These sessions run from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and will use the following format:
- Body Scan into Welcoming Prayer
- Video/Audio teaching with Sharing.
- 20 minutes of Centering Prayer
- Scholastic Lectio Divina Practice on an excerpt from the upcoming Sunday Gospel
Participants are encouraged to join the Zoom meeting at 6:45 p.m so that any issues can be resolved in advance and so that the group is able to start on time. Please contact Mike Smoolca via email (msmoolca@hotmail.com) directly if you're interested in participating in these sessions!
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
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.
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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