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 11/27/2021
The Gospel of Thomas group will continue unpacking the parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Canonical Gospels this winter. We will be starting on next 10-week study group on 1/18/2022. Please visit the Gospel of Thomas group page for further information. We have a limited number of openings in this group so please register soon if you're interested in joining us.
The partnership page has been added for programs for presenters and organizations who have partnered with In Via Lumen to enrich the community we support. Here are three upcoming programs:
Mike Smoolca will present an online workshop on Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness - Introduction to BioSpiritual Focusing for the Contemplative Outreach of Greater Chicago Chapter on Saturday, February 12th, 2022 9:30 AM to 2:15 PM (Central Time)
The North-Central Connecticut Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will hold its winter 2022 Quarterly meeting on Wednesday January 26, 2022 online from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. Please see more details on our web page.
Featured Events have been updated to begin 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 will continue unpacking the parallels between the Gospel of Thomas and the Canonical Gospels this winter. We will be starting on next 10-week study group on 1/18/2022. Please visit the Gospel of Thomas group page for further information. We have a limited number of openings in this group so please register soon if you're interested in joining us.
The partnership page has been added for programs for presenters and organizations who have partnered with In Via Lumen to enrich the community we support. Here are three upcoming programs:
- Dreams: How God Speaks to Us Through the Wisdom of the Dream, Sunday January 23, 2022 and Sunday January 30, 2022 - 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- The Shadow: What it is, and How We Can Assess the Energy of It in Ownership, Sunday February 20, 2022 and Sunday February 27, 2022 - 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- Christian Healing Prayer: How to Pray with Quiet Confidence for More Effective Healing, Sunday March 20, 2022 and Sunday March 27, 2022 - 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Mike Smoolca will present an online workshop on Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness - Introduction to BioSpiritual Focusing for the Contemplative Outreach of Greater Chicago Chapter on Saturday, February 12th, 2022 9:30 AM to 2:15 PM (Central Time)
The North-Central Connecticut Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will hold its winter 2022 Quarterly meeting on Wednesday January 26, 2022 online from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. Please see more details on our web page.
Featured Events have been updated to begin to reflect those events in which In Via Lumen, LLC is involved. More events will be added as time goes on.
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In the fall, 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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Material from the October 23, 2021 fall Public Quarterly meeting of the North-Central CT ITMS Chapter with Sophfronia Scott has been published to our Chapter's Past meeting page.
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
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:
- 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.