Staying with and in the journey
As St John said, ‘We do not know what we will be like in the future, but we know we
Laurence Freeman OSB
Monk and Teacher
Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation
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With Irish and English roots, Laurence Freeman was educated by the Benedictines and studied English Literature at New College, Oxford University. Before entering monastic life, he worked with the United Nations in New York, in Banking and Journalism. He is Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) a global, inclusive contemplative community.
Fr. Laurence Freeman is a monk of the Benedictine Congregation of Monte Oliveto Maggiore. His is the director and spiritual guide of the World Community for Christian Meditation. John Main was his teacher and Fr. Laurence assisted him in establishing the foundations of the Community. Fr. Laurence is the author of a number of books on Christian Meditation. He travels extensively giving presentations and leading Christian Meditation Retreats.
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Homilies podcast
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Daily Wisdom
Opening our eyes
As we listen to the call and we open our eyes, we open them to the divinising light. So this
The Divinising Light
Some words of John Main from his collection of talks called The Way of Unknowing: To awaken is to open
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Articles & Reflections
The Future of Religion
I think one of the most important questions for our time is what is the role of religion? Is it
Fourth Sunday of Advent
When Jospeh found out that Mary, his betrothed, was pregnant there might have been a cosmic crisis. If he had not been
Third Sunday of Advent
James, the ‘brother of the Lord’ and leader of the first Christian community in Jerusalem, always strikes me as being
Second Sunday of Advent
In the 14th century, Meister Eckhart enjoyed waking people up in his sermons by expounding some uncomfortably new perspectives about their
First Sunday of Advent
Before beginning the National Retreat in Italy I visited the Scrovegni Chapel in Padova. It contains one of Giotto’s greatest
Benedict
The Desert monks were acutely aware of this danger especially in solitude and relied above all upon the abba-disciple relationship to avoid it. It was however Benedict of Nursia (480-550) who devised a masterly, sapiential formula of training for the mystical life based on community rather than a personal master.
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Talks, dialogues & homilies
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Spiritual Letters
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Books by Laurence Freeman OSB
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