Annual Programme

Radical Regeneration: Christ Consciousness and Sacred Activism

This retreat offers the maps and the practices from the Christian, Hindu and Buddhist traditions which will demonstrate to the participants how much sacred power and illumination they always have at their disposal. ...

06 - 11 Jun, 2023

Bonnevaux - On the Ground

• Andrew Harvey

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“Love is that burning fire which devours everything and shall never, never cease . . . . “ (Hadewjch of Antwerp)

In this online conversation with Laurence Freeman, Andrew Harvey will introduce the medieval mystic, Hadewjch of Antwerp and explain how he was changed and inspired by entering so deeply into her vision and spirit. ...

07 Jun, 2023

8:15 pm - 10:00 pm

• Andrew Harvey
• Laurence Freeman

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Meditation on the Spectrum

A Meditatio Webinar looking at meditating with Children and Young People on the autistic spectrum led by Pierina Landolfi and Laurence Freeman OSB ...

22 Jun, 2023

Online

• Laurence Freeman OSB
• Pierina Landolfi

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Seeing is Believing – Monte Oliveto Retreat

We can look at something but still see only what we imagine is there. We can have an experience and miss the meaning. Loss, grief, disappointment take their toll in life but can also be transformed by seeing what is really there. ...

24 Jun, 2023 - 01 Jul, 2023

Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore

• Giovanni Felicioni
• Laurence Freeman

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New Wine New Skins
John Main Seminar 14-17 September 2023

A wineskin was usually made of goat or sheep skin to store or transport wine. Putting new wine into old skins while it was still fermenting risked breaking the skin and losing the wine. Jesus uses the metaphor to illustrate the perennial freshness of the revolution he began and continues to drive – his empowering call to a renewed consciousness that will manifest new forms and structures of human life. Christians pray that this ‘reign of God will come on earth as in heaven’. ...

11 - 17 Sep, 2023

Bonnevaux - On the Ground

• Andrew Harvey
• Cynthia Bourgeault
• Laurence Freeman

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Contemplative Journey to the Holy Land and optional extension to Jordan

Meditate and pray in the land of Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection ...

02 - 11 Oct, 2023

• Laurence Freeman OSB

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Good Measure, Pressed Down and Overflowing: How Contemplation Shapes our Action

This retreat at the example and teaching of those who combine a profound contemplative practice with active involvement in the service of the vulnerable. ...

14 - 19 Nov, 2023

Bonnevaux - On the Ground

• Rowan Williams

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Waiting for Change, Waiting for Transformation – Advent Retreat

As we wait for the coming of Christmas, we realize that change and transformation take time. This retreat will teach us how to patiently wait for change and to know when the time is right for change. ...

05 - 10 Dec, 2023

Bonnevaux - On the Ground

• Giovanni Felicioni
• Laurence Freeman

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The Gift of the Always New: Christmas Eve Vigil

Christmas is a time of gift-giving. A gift is not just a cheap novelty, but something that brings newness, renewing our relationships and changing our way of being. Join us as we await the gift of Jesus’ birth and reflect on the mysteries of the Incarnation. ...

24 Dec, 2023

10:00 pm

Online

• Laurence Freeman

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The Gift of the Always New: Christmas Day Contemplative Eucharist

Christmas is a time of gift-giving. A gift is not just a cheap novelty, but something that brings newness, renewing our relationships and changing our way of being. Join us as we await the gift of Jesus’ birth and reflect on the mysteries of the Incarnation. ...

25 Dec, 2023

12:00 pm

Online

• Laurence Freeman

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