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.
Current Highlights: - updated on 5/7/2022
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The North-Central Connecticut Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society Summer Quarterly meeting will be held on Wednesday July 13, 2022 from 6;30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This will be a hybrid meeting taking place over Zoom and live at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT. The topic is Merton's Visual Art as Spiritual Expression. For updated information and to register please proceed to our Chapter's page.
Here's a list of our latest Current Featured Events:
Our Featured Events list continues to be updated to reflect those events in which In Via Lumen, LLC is involved. More events will be added as time goes on.
The Gospel of Thomas group finished unpacking the parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Canonical Gospels this winter. We will continue our 2-year journey with a final 8-week study group to finish the remaining 18 Logia that starts on 4/12/2022. Please visit the Gospel of Thomas group page for further information. We have no openings for this group but please express your interest in future groups on the Gospel of Thomas page.
View our latest email announcement!
The North-Central Connecticut Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society Summer Quarterly meeting will be held on Wednesday July 13, 2022 from 6;30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This will be a hybrid meeting taking place over Zoom and live at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT. The topic is Merton's Visual Art as Spiritual Expression. For updated information and to register please proceed to our Chapter's page.
Here's a list of our latest Current Featured Events:
- Saturday, May 14, 2022, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time - All Parts of You Are Welcome Here, Jenna Riemersma, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
- Saturday, June 11, 2022, 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time - The Way of the Heart: Mysticism Across Spiritual Traditions, Rev. Matthew Wright, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
- Wednesday, June 15, 22 and 29, 2022 6:30 pm-8:30pm Eastern Time - Six Continuing Sessions of the Introduction to the Centering Prayer Practice, Contemplative Outreach of CT
- Wednesday July 13, 2022 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time - North Central CT ITMS Summer Quarterly meeting Merton's Visual Art as Spiritual Expression, Mike Smoolca and Paul Uccello, Online and In Person at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
- Sunday July 31 - Saturday August 6, 2022 Eastern Time - 6-Night Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Retreat, BioSpiritual Focusing Leadership Team, Genesis Spiritual Life Center, 53 30Mill 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 will be added as time goes on.
The Gospel of Thomas group finished unpacking the parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Canonical Gospels this winter. We will continue our 2-year journey with a final 8-week study group to finish the remaining 18 Logia that starts on 4/12/2022. Please visit the Gospel of Thomas group page for further information. We have no openings for this group but please express your interest in future groups on the Gospel of Thomas page.
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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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During this time of COVID continuation, 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!
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.