Creating Space

An invitation to become more attentive to God’s presence in the ordinary movements of life.

An open wooden door leading from a quiet, sunlit room toward a garden and distant landscape.

Creating Space offers contemplative prayer experiences shaped by witness, Scripture, prayer, silence, and shared reflection. There is no preparation required.

You can simply enter where you are.

Creating Space is part of Shared Tomatoes.

A Place to Begin

If Creating Space is new to you, this short introduction (about 5 minutes) offers a place to begin.

Narrated by Tim George

Begin where you are.

Creating Space can be entered in several ways. Come and See is a complete place to begin; the Eight-Week Journey and Day of Reflection offer longer ways of entering more deeply.

Come and See

Come and See is one way to enter Creating Space.

A complete, 30-minute contemplative prayer experience you can enter online.

There are different ways to engage with Creating Space. This short overview (about 6 minutes) may help you see where you might begin.

A brief visual overview of the ways Creating Space can be lived and shared.

See the Possibilities

There are several ways to engage with Creating Space.

For yourself — begin with a contemplative experience you can enter on your own.
For people you gather — explore how to accompany a small group through a shared experience.
For a parish, community, or institution — consider how Creating Space might belong within a larger setting.
For those drawn to create — explore the contemplative formation behind creating experiences of this kind.

For yourself

Explore for Yourself →

For People You Gather

Explore Facilitating →

For a Parish, Community, or Institution

Explore Institutional Possibilities →

For Those Drawn to Create

Creator Formation →