The Summer SchoolOngoing
Dive deep into the Christian mystical tradition in theory and practice in community ...
Annual Programme
Online Events are organised by WCCM, and On-the-Ground Events are organised by l’Association Abbaye de Bonnevaux – Centre pour le Paix (ABP).
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Online Series
No More Special Pleading
Openness to LGBT people and their issues is basic to Christianity.
- 23 January - 24 April, 2025
- 4 Sessions
- £70 for all sessions
- £20 for single session
The Risk of Living Together
Increasingly, people in affluent societies are choosing to live alone. Traditional ways of forming relationships especially those demanding personal commitment have been damaged by ‘progress’. Technically we may advance but are we humanly regressing?
- 11 February - 11 November, 2025
- 8 Sessions
- £140 for all sessions
- £20 for single session
Learning to Meditate in Lent
Four weekly online sessions to start the journey of meditation with Laurence Freeman
- 17 March - 07 April, 2025
- 4 Sessions
Women Mystics:
Guides in the Life of Prayer
Dr. Jane Williams together with well-known practitioners of prayer and theology will lead a six-talk series on their favourite women mystics.
- 8 May - 27 November, 2025
- 6 Sessions
- £100 for all sessions
- £20 for single session
Beholding Divine Beauty
In 2024 the theme for our online series will explore Beauty, Goodness and the Act of Creation in all senses, including art, theology and social justice.
- 16 january - 10 december, 2024
- 10 Sessions
- £140 for all sessions
- £20 for single session
Into the Mystics
Bernard McGinn, the most preeminent scholar of mysticism in the Western Christian tradition, will lead a 10 talk series on his favourite mystics and why he believes they still speak to us today.
- 23 january - 17 december, 2024
- 10 Sessions
- £140 for all sessions
- £20 for single session
The Future of Wisdom and Intelligence
A Series of 4 Round Table Discussions on Thursday Evenings
In Partnership with the Scientific and Medical Network
- 23 may - 12 december, 2024
- 4 Sessions
- £55 for all talks
- £15 for single talk
Feeling the Way
Continuing the Journey of Meditation- A Four Week Course online with Laurence Freeman.
- 9 June - 30 June 2025
- 4 Sessions
Contemporary Anxiety
A contemplative response to three of the big issues facing us in the 21st century.
- 11 march - 29 october, 2024
- 3 Sessions
Save the Date: John Main Seminar and Pre-Seminar Retreat at Bonnevaux
This year, the Seminar will be held at Bonnevaux and led by Herman Van Rompuy and Laurence Freeman. The Seminar will be preceded by a 3-day preparatory retreat.
- 14 - 17 November, 2022 (Pre-Seminar Retreat)
- 17 - 20 November, 2022 (John Main Seminar)
- Location: Bonnevaux & Online
Seeing What St. Paul Saw
St Paul is usually misunderstood. Understandably, because he was an intense personality, a volcano of vision and passion. But failing to see what he is teaching is to miss out on one of the great sources of wisdom.
- 28 March - 28 November, 2022
- 4 Sessions
- £60 for all sessions (Get 1 free)
Future of Intelligence
In this series of round table dialogues, we will explore integral intelligence: the several balanced and unified forms of intelligence that humanity is gifted with. Speakers in the series will draw on left and right hemisphere styles of attention and investigate the unique nature of spiritual intelligence, the risks of AI, and finally that art of socio-political intelligence.
- 21 april - 24 november, 2022
- 4 Sessions
- £50 for all talks
- £15 for single talk
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Individual Events
July 2025
Caring for Oneself, for Others and for Us – Young Adults Retreat
A summer meditation retreat to reflect on and deepen our self-care so that we can better care for others ...
August 2025
Contemplatives Who Reconcile The Divided and Comfort The Sorrowful
A meditation retreat for members of WCCM Belgium and the Netherland. ...
September 2025
Bonnevaux Meditation Group Retreat
A meditation retreat for members of the Bonnevaux Meditation Group. ...
Four-Part Harmony: Listening to the Different Voices of the Gospels
Dr Williams’ intimate yet profound way of teaching will form a true learning community ...
October 2025
Be Still And Know That I am God
A Deep Silent Retreat held in the beautiful contemplative setting of Monte Oliveto in Tuscany, Italy ...
November 2025
Feeling the Way – Deepen your Meditation
Continue your meditation journey with others in community ...
December 2025
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