Laurence Freeman OSB

Biography: Laurence Freeman [PDF] here.

Video Interview with Laurence Freeman | May 2010

Interview with Laurence Freeman [PDF] here.

Easter & Holy Week 2009 | Newsletter and More

Interview with Fr. Laurence: Bosnia, 2009 here.

Video | Fr. Laurence in Argentina here.

Special: JOHN MAIN MEMORIAL EUCHARIST | Westminster Cathedral; December 29, 2007

The World Congress, Rome: "The Contemplative Oblate Today" [PDF]

Opening Prayer of Dom John Main

Talk at Parliament of World Religions

From The Tablet, August 2010: "Skellig".

From The Tablet, July 2010: "Monserrat".

From The Tablet, June 2010: "Aisling".

From The Tablet, May 2010: "Hospital".

From The Tablet, March 2010: "Chile".

From The Tablet, February 2010: "Capella".

From The Tablet, January 2010: "The World Parliament".

From The Tablet, November 2009: "China".

From The Tablet, October 2009: "Japan".

From The Tablet, September 2009: "September Tablet".

From The Tablet, August 2009: "Mumbai".

From The Tablet, July 2009: "Norway".

From The Tablet, June 2009: "Fara Sabina".

From The Tablet, April 2009: "Canonisation".

Ash Wednesday 2009: "Meditation and Lent".

From The Tablet, February 2009: "Maria's Mother".

From The Tablet, January 2009: "Haiti".

Christmas Message 2008 [PDF]

From The Tablet, December 2008: "Salvador".

From The Tablet, November 2008: "Indonesia".

From The Tablet, October 2008: "Desley".

From The Tablet, September 2008: "Lareb Ling".

From The Tablet, 18 July 2008: World Youth Day.

Bhikkuni: Buddhist Ordination of Women | PDF version here.

Easter & Holy Week 2008

Ash Wednesday 2008

Christmas Message 2007

Interview with Laurence Freeman [PDF] (Poland) here.

Interview with Laurence Freeman [PDF] (London) here.

Interview with Father Laurence (Hong Kong) here .

Video Introduction to Meditation with Laurence Freeman [Broadband] here.

Audio Download: "Christian Meditation in Australian Schools" Download

Laurence Freeman is a monk of the Olivetan Benedictine Congregation of Monte Oliveto Maggiore and Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation. He was born in England where he was educated by the Benedictines and studied English Literature at Oxford University. Before entering monastic life he had experience with the United Nations, banking and journalism. In the monastery his spiritual teacher was John Main with whom he studied and whom he helped in the establishment of the first Christian Meditation Centre in London. In 1977 he went with John Main at the invitation of the Archbishop of Montreal to establish a Benedictine community of monks and laypeople dedicated to the practice and teaching of Christian meditation. Fr Laurence studied theology at the Universite de Montreal and at McGill University, made his solemn monastic profession in 1979 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1980. After John Main’s death in 1982 he continued the work of teaching meditation that had now begun to develop a global community. In 1991 Fr Laurence returned to England to establish the International Centre of the newly formed World Community for Christian Meditation that is now present in about a hundred countries. Laurence Freeman is the author of many books and articles including "Light Within", "Selfless Self", "Web of Silence", "Common Ground", "A Short Span of Days", "Your Daily Practice" and "Jesus: The Teacher Within". He is also the editor of John Main’s works and a member of the Board of Medio Media, the publishing arm of the World Community. He has conducted dialogues and peace initiatives such as the historic Way of Peace with the Dalai Lama and is active in inter-religious dialogue with other faiths as well as in encouraging the teaching of Christian meditation to children and students and in the re-appropriation of the contemplative wisdom tradition in the Church and society at large

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NEW! Listen to a podcast interview with Fr Laurence on Australian radio with Bill Crews here.

"Poised to Begin..." - Listen to a brief Introduction to Christian meditation
by Laurence Freeman OSB: [Real Audio] | [Quicktime]

Preface by Cardinal Piovanelli to "Jesus, the Teacher Within"