Opening people to encounter and experience the Divine in everyday life through workshops, communities, facilitation, teaching, spiritual direction/companioning, supervision and other resources. Focused on seekers pursuing the path of Christian Contemplative Spirituality.
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.
The Spring 2023 Quarterly meeting of the North-Central CT ITMS Chapter will be on Saturday, March 18, 2023 in conjunction with the Christian Contemplative Experience at Holy Family. The topic is: The Mystical Experience of Everyday Living presented by Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A.
Here's a current list of Featured Events for Spring into Summer:
Ongoing Programs:
Monday mornings 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, January 23, 30. February 6,13,20,27, March 6,13,20,27, THOMAS MERTON'S NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION, A CONTEMPLATIVE BOOK STUDY! - Offered over Zoom. (Group is at capacity)
Monday evenings 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time, January 23, 30. February 6,13,20,27, March 6,13,20,27, Integrating the Gospel of Thomas into your life - Offered over Zoom. (Group is at capacity)
Tuesday evenings February 21 and 28, 2023 - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Christ Within: Awakening Jesus' Non-Dual Interpersonal Consciousness with Robert A. Jonas, Ed.D, M.T.S, Online over Zoom.
Wednesday evenings March 1,15, 22, 29 April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2023 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time: Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection – An 8-week Book Study & Practicum with Donna O'Connor and Mike Smoolca, Online over Zoom. (Group is at capacity) Please express your interest in participating in a future group here!
March 2023:
Wednesday evenings March 1,15, 22, 29 April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2023 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time: Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection – An 8-week Book Study & Practicum with Donna O'Connor and Mike Smoolca, Online over Zoom. (Group is at capacity) Please express your interest in participating in a future group here!
March 18, 2023: The Mystical Experience of Everyday Living with Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
March 25, 2023: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca or Frank Pendola, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
April 2023:
April 12,19 and 26 2023 Six Continuing Sessions of the Introduction to the Centering Prayer Practice over Zoom facilitated by Tricia Knight-Bellisle and Frank Pendola
April 15, 2023: Fear, Freedom, and Levels of the Mind: Cultivating Interior Freedom in Fierce Times with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2023:
May 6, 2023: Emotional Sobriety through Contemplative Practice with Jim McElroy, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
June 2023:
June 10, 2023: The Ecstasy of God with Fr. Michael K. Holleran, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
July 2023:
July 7-9, 2023: Prayer Without Ceasing, a weekend retreat with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
August 2023:
August 24-29, 2023: 5-Day Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Retreat with BioSpiritual Focusing Leadership Team, Genesis Spiritual Life Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Our Featured Events list continues to be updated to reflect those events in which In Via Lumen, LLC is involved. More events may be added as time goes on.
Ongoing Programs:
Monday mornings 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, January 23, 30. February 6,13,20,27, March 6,13,20,27, THOMAS MERTON'S NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION, A CONTEMPLATIVE BOOK STUDY! - Offered over Zoom. (Group is at capacity)
Monday evenings 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time, January 23, 30. February 6,13,20,27, March 6,13,20,27, Integrating the Gospel of Thomas into your life - Offered over Zoom. (Group is at capacity)
Tuesday evenings February 21 and 28, 2023 - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Christ Within: Awakening Jesus' Non-Dual Interpersonal Consciousness with Robert A. Jonas, Ed.D, M.T.S, Online over Zoom.
Wednesday evenings March 1,15, 22, 29 April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2023 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time: Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection – An 8-week Book Study & Practicum with Donna O'Connor and Mike Smoolca, Online over Zoom. (Group is at capacity) Please express your interest in participating in a future group here!
March 2023:
Wednesday evenings March 1,15, 22, 29 April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2023 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time: Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection – An 8-week Book Study & Practicum with Donna O'Connor and Mike Smoolca, Online over Zoom. (Group is at capacity) Please express your interest in participating in a future group here!
March 18, 2023: The Mystical Experience of Everyday Living with Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
March 25, 2023: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca or Frank Pendola, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
April 2023:
April 12,19 and 26 2023 Six Continuing Sessions of the Introduction to the Centering Prayer Practice over Zoom facilitated by Tricia Knight-Bellisle and Frank Pendola
April 15, 2023: Fear, Freedom, and Levels of the Mind: Cultivating Interior Freedom in Fierce Times with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2023:
May 6, 2023: Emotional Sobriety through Contemplative Practice with Jim McElroy, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
June 2023:
June 10, 2023: The Ecstasy of God with Fr. Michael K. Holleran, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
July 2023:
July 7-9, 2023: Prayer Without Ceasing, a weekend retreat with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
August 2023:
August 24-29, 2023: 5-Day Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Retreat with BioSpiritual Focusing Leadership Team, Genesis Spiritual Life Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Our Featured Events list continues to be updated to reflect those events in which In Via Lumen, LLC is involved. More events may be added as time goes on.
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In the fall of 2021, Mike Smoolca was interviewed by Dr. Kevin Reese for his Inner Peace Podcast. Our conversation just came out and I invite you to listen to it. You can find Kevin's other podcasts here:https://linktr.ee/inner.peace.pod |
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Mike Smoolca continues to offer 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!
I will continue revising the In Via Lumen, LLC web site to stay current with the inspirations of my developing spirituality and areas I'm actively engaged in. -- Mike Smoolca
- 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!
I will continue revising the In Via Lumen, LLC web site to stay current with the inspirations of my developing spirituality and areas I'm actively engaged in. -- Mike Smoolca
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Of lasting interest:
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.
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.
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.
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.