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The World Community for Christian Meditation Christian Meditation as taught by Fr. John Main OSB

This centenary year of John Main’s birth, we’re reflecting on his 50-year-old letter from Thomas Merton’s hermitage. Eve...
10/06/2026

This centenary year of John Main’s birth, we’re reflecting on his 50-year-old letter from Thomas Merton’s hermitage. Even then, he called for a new political language rooted in the contemplative dimension of faith. Today, Tim Shriver reminds us: “In meditation we learn to live committed to the rule of prayer and to make it the spiritual foundation underlying all our activity.”

🕊️ John Main Seminar 2026: Healing the Breach
Join us as we explore how to find faith, meaning, and dignity in a season of contempt. Led by Tim Shriver. Respondents: Fr Laurence Freeman & Bishop Mariann Budde
From 17–20 September 2026, American University, Washington D.C. & Online

Let’s cultivate the wisdom our world needs. Register at https://wccm.org/john-main-seminar-2026/



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Tim Shriver
Episcopal Diocese of Washington

09/06/2026

"John Main's teaching around meditation, its resonance with the Gospel, with John Cassian, with Benedict, the Christian tradition - these three S's of being silent, of becoming still, of simply reciting our word gently, lovingly, with attention." Samuel, from the UK

In the coming weeks, meditators all over the globe will share the way Fr John Main has affected their spiritual journey. John Main OSB (1926-1982) is the founding inspiration of the World Community for Christian Meditation and this year marks the hundredth anniversary of his birth.

"His spirit of wisdom and faith has brought a remarkable phenomenon – the WCCM – into a living entity." says Fr Laurence Freeman
In what way has Fr John Main affected your spiritual journey? Share in the comments below 👇

WCCM Appeal 22-28 June 2026 - coming soon.



Music: YouTube Library, Lace Tablecloths, YouTube Library

08/06/2026

"Rediscovering is the desired result of all losing" says Fr Laurence Freeman in this video.

We spend so much time wishing we could go back to before we were hurt. But what if the "breakdown" wasn't a mistake, but a necessary chapter?

True recovery isn’t a return to the past—it’s the courage to evolve into a more complete version of your story.

Save this for when you need a reminder that you aren't stuck; you're just in a period of recovery.

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Deepening Your Meditation is a new online series starting today that will explore the gift of integrating meditation int...
08/06/2026

Deepening Your Meditation is a new online series starting today that will explore the gift of integrating meditation into your daily life through four interweaving tunes:

Faith
Hope
Love
Christ

Each of these online sessions will begin with a talk, followed by meditation and a time for discussion. The series will be led by Fr Laurence Freeman, WCCM Spiritual Guide.

Register free at https://wccm.org/events/deepening-meditation-2026/
Tune in at 1 PM (CET) - Translations in Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, French and Indonesian will be available with the video recordings after each session.



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07/06/2026

Prayer isn’t just the fuel for the work—it is the work.

When we treat contemplation and action as two separate things, we risk losing sight of how powerful quiet prayer truly is.

"we're anxious not to be accused of 'navel-gazing or quietism', we always point to action almost as a justification for contemplation." says Revd Sarah Bachelard in this interview.

In a world of urgent need, even contemplatives are constantly being exhorted to ‘do’ something. This retreat 'Contemplation As Action' led by Revd Sarah Bachelard in Bonnevaux (8 - 12 September) explores not only the connection between contemplation and action, but the nature of contemplation as action. What is the vocation of prayer itself? How, with integrity, do we give ourselves to it?

Learn more at https://bonnevauxwccm.org/all-programmes/contemplation-as-action-2026/



Music: YouTube Free Library, In Memory of Jean Talon

Christ: The meaning of the human. Alpha and Omega. Healer of sick souls. The new series of talks on Deepening Your Medit...
07/06/2026

Christ: The meaning of the human. Alpha and Omega. Healer of sick souls.

The new series of talks on Deepening Your Meditation will explore the gift of integrating meditation into your daily life through four interweaving tunes:

Faith, Love, Hope & Christ.

"Meditation never has a dull moment. People sometimes say, ‘it’s boring, doing the same nothing every day’. But when you come to see meditation as continuous deepening, even boredom becomes interesting. The process takes you through highs and lows, vast peaceful panoramas and hard slog up the mountainside." - Fr Laurence Freeman

Series starts tomorrow 8th June.
Register FREE at https://wccm.org/events/deepening-meditation-2026/

07/06/2026

"Welcome to Bonnevaux bookstore - Bienvenue à la libraire Bonnevaux "

Love: Source, goal and the way of life. Born in attention. Raises the lifeless.The new series of talks on Deepening Your...
06/06/2026

Love: Source, goal and the way of life. Born in attention. Raises the lifeless.

The new series of talks on Deepening Your Meditation will explore the gift of integrating meditation into your daily life through four interweaving tunes:

Faith, Love, Hope & Christ.

"Each of us is interwoven with everyone, every thing. It is our way into the mystery of the One who ‘knows our purpose from afar’." - Fr Laurence Freeman

Series starts 8th June. Register FREE at https://wccm.org/events/deepening-meditation-2026/

05/06/2026

"Father John Main has deeply influenced my spiritual journey by introducing me
to the transformative power of silence and the simplicity of Christian meditation" Sandee, from Trinidad & Tobago.

In the coming weeks, meditators all over the globe will share the way Fr John Main has affected their spiritual journey. John Main OSB (1926-1982) is the founding inspiration of the World Community for Christian Meditation and this year marks the hundredth anniversary of his birth.

"His spirit of wisdom and faith has brought a remarkable phenomenon – the WCCM – into a living entity." says Fr Laurence Freeman
In what way has Fr John Main affected your spiritual journey? Share in the comments below 👇

WCCM Appeal 22-28 June 2026 - coming soon.


Music: Lace Tablecloths, YouTube Library

Hope: Different from wish-fulfilment. Develops resilience. Reveals meaning.The new series of talks on Deepening Your Med...
05/06/2026

Hope: Different from wish-fulfilment. Develops resilience. Reveals meaning.

The new series of talks on Deepening Your Meditation will explore the gift of integrating meditation into your daily life through four interweaving tunes:

Faith, Love, Hope & Christ.

"Each of us is interwoven with everyone, every thing. It is our way into the mystery of the One who ‘knows our purpose from afar’. As you accept the gift of your being, it is like activating a cosmic credit card whose credit limit is continually increasing." - Fr Laurence Freeman

Series starts 8th June. Register FREE at https://wccm.org/events/deepening-meditation-2026/

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