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
The Future of Religion
How can spirituality evolve to meet today’s challenges?
- 10 February - 15 December, 2026
- 19:00 - 21:30 CET
- 10 Sessions Online
- £150 for all sessions
Being Human, Being Real
Authenticity, inner listening, sacred vulnerability, and our communion with the Earth.
- 14 March - 26 November, 2026
- 4 Sessions
- FREE
Deepening Your Meditation
4 sessions to renew your practice with Fr Laurence Freeman
- 8 June - 13 July, 2026
- 4 Sessions
- FREE
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
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
November 2026
From Axial Religion to Second Axial Religion
My talk will focus on the shift from axial religion ...
December 2026
January 2027
Mind Awake, Thankful Heart
Deep Silent Retreat - Join Laurence Freeman OSB in a Week of Profound Silence, Simplicity, and Transformative Meditation ...
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
Balally Parish Contemplative Leaders Retreat
Laying foundations for the Contempative parish in Balally ...
June 2027
The Academy Retreat
This event is for members of the 2-year course of inter-disciplinary study in the context of contemplative practice grounded in the Christian contemplative tradition ...
The English Mystics: A Tradition Of Prayer And Counsel
Unlock The Secrets Of The English Mystical Tradition And Explore Centuries Of Profound Prayer, Spiritual Friendship, And Direct Personal Counsel ...
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