Events Calendar

“To See a World in a Grain of Sand”

The beauty and goodness of creation can sometimes be forgotten in our daily lives, but the art of poetry can assist us in keeping that awareness alive. This talk will suggest some ways we can learn to look outside of ourselves to participate in a larger creative imagination. ...

23 Jul, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online

• Diane Tolomeo

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Embodied Wisdom and Intelligence

In this round table dialogue, Prof Guy Claxton, expert in cognitive science along with Phyllida Anamaire, Irish writer and poet, and Giselle Genillard, trauma worker and midwife will explore Embodied Intelligence and the practical implications of a new integrated intelligence. ...

25 Jul, 2024

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Online

• Giselle Genillard
• Guy Claxton
• Phyllida Anam-Áire

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Acts of the Apostles and the Early Church

Acts was written at the end of the 1st century: a founding myth of Jesus missioning the disciples across time and the planting of the seeds of the church. What is this mission? What does ‘baptise the nations’ mean today? ...

29 Jul, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online

• Laurence Freeman OSB

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Where has the joy gone? Reconnecting with our True Selves (online)

We live in a time when depression, anxiety and other emotional dysfunctions are on the rise. It seems that modern sources of meaning and happiness are not enough to satisfy a deeper thirst. ...

30 Jul, 2024 - 04 Aug, 2024

Online

• Giovanni Felicioni
• Laurence Freeman
• Patricio Lynch Pueyrredon
• Tayna Malaspina

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The Goodness and Beauty of Creation in the Eyes of the Mystics

Some people see mystics are “world-deniers,” but this is a grave misconception. Many of the great mystics have written movingly about how God’s good creation, especially as seen in its natural beauty, reveals the soul’s oneness with the Creator. In this talk Bernard will consider a few of these mystics from different ages. ...

03 Sep, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online

• Prof Bernard McGinn

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Heart Wisdom and Intelligence

In this round table dialogue, Prof Scherto Gill, Founding Director of Global Humanity for Peace Institute (University of Wales Trinity St David) along with Dr Anne Baring, MA Oxon, PhD in Wisdom Studies (Ubiquity University) and Andrew Harvey, internationally renowned religious scholar and writer will explore Heart Intelligence and the practical implications of a new integrated intelligence. ...

19 Sep, 2024

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Online

• Andrew Harvey
• Anne Baring
• Prof Scherto R. Gill

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 

The Jesuit scientist and mystic, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955), sought to bring together a Pan-Christic sense of mystical oneness with the modern view of evolution in works such as The Divine Milieu. Although he was often misunderstood and attacked, Teilhard’s life and writings have been treasured by modern mystics. ...

24 Sep, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:45 pm

Online

• Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ
• Prof Bernard McGinn

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2024 WCCM Pilgrimage: The Vision of Beauty

Join a contemplative pilgrimage in Italy led by Laurence Freeman OSB ...

26 Sep, 2024 - 04 Oct, 2024

• Laurence Freeman OSB

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Reading St. Paul

Acts was written at the end of the 1st century: a founding myth of Jesus missioning the disciples across time and the planting of the seeds of the church. What is this mission? What does ‘baptise the nations’ mean today? ...

30 Sep, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online

• Laurence Freeman OSB

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It Is What It Is: We Are Who We Are – Monte Oliveto Retreat

This mystical truth is proven when we discover that silence allows us to be who we are and God to be who God is. ...

06 - 13 Oct, 2024

Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore

• Laurence Freeman

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“And the song remains beautiful”

The HeartWork of Love and the Courage to Create in Beauty ...

08 - 13 Oct, 2024

Bonnevaux - On the Ground

• Prof Mark S Burrows

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Consecrated Ground: Realising Earth’s Goodness

In this talk, Sarah explores themes of place and displacement, pilgrimage and belonging, wondering how we learn to relate to earth so as to stand on holy ground. ...

15 Oct, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online

• Sarah Bachelard

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