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Contemplative Revolution

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The Healing Response: A Conversation with Tim Kelly

If you're interested in exploring the topic of how meditation can heal trauma, we recommend the course Meditation - A Healing Response to Trauma here Soundtrack: Aourourou by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Oct 20, 2022•36 min•Ep. 57

The Tightrope of Moderation - 2020 Bonnevaux Lent Retreat Talk 1

In this podcast, you’ll listen to the first talk of the retreat The Tightrope of Moderation which was held during Bonnevaux 2020 Lent Retreat by Laurence Freeman & Giovanni Felicioni. The first talk's titled Getting Ready for the Mysteries.

Jan 28, 2022•54 min•Ep. 103

Meditation and the Climate Crisis

For more outreach initiatives on the topic of climate, please visit the Outreach Nature & Environment page on wccm.org

Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 100

Audio Extract from Contemplating Earth Module 1: Now / Apocalypse

This is an audio extract from module 1 Now/Apocalypse as part of the online course 'Contemplating Earth' by Jim Green This course has a particular scope and intention. We want to focus on a fundamental aspect of the human response to this stark uncovering of our current endangered situation. Because the challenge now facing us is so total – so immediate and vast – there are many ways of trying to approach and understand it. The course will not ignore the different perspectives on this global exi...

Nov 12, 2021•3 min•Ep. 99

Meditation and the Environment with Pascale Callec (John Main Seminar 2021)

Listen to Pascale Callec, the French National coordinator, she’s been part of WCCM for 10 years. She works in public services management and facilitating the expression of the common good is her deepest motivation. She’s committed to the ecological transition alongside her husband. This talk was part of the short talks from the online John Main Seminar 2021.

Oct 15, 2021•13 min•Ep. 96

Meditation: a different kind of experience with Laurence Freeman

This talk was recorded during the pre-retreat of the 2018 John Main Seminar with the theme Experience and Meaning. This resource is free for all Supporting Members or can be purchased as an individual offering. More here: https://wccm.org/offerings/experience-and-meaning/

Oct 01, 2021•45 min•Ep. 95

John Main And The Monastic Tradition Of Prayer with Laurence Freeman

In this podcast, Father Laurence Freeman speaks about meditation in the monastic tradition. The word tradition is a dynamic word: it means 'transmission', it's a process in which we are constantly receiving, adapting and passing on -the very nature of the Gospel, a transmission of a living word. Laurence then continues on talking of John Main as a contemporary figure within this ancient tradition. This talk is part of A Week of Study and Practice at San Anselmo, Rome, Italy, 2015.

Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 93

Solitude as the Cure to Loneliness with Laurence Freeman

This is part of the Monte Oliveto 2018 retreat - Being alone together - which you can access on the wccm.org website here Soundtrack: Aourourou by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Jun 02, 2021•30 min•Ep. 89

The Tradition of Meditation - Wisdom Living & the Joy of Connection with Laurence Freeman

This episode is part of the series of monthly talks Wisdom Living & the Joy of Connection a journey through the roots of meditation in the Christian Tradition as experienced in the circumstances of modern life by younger people. Learn more here Soundtrack: Aourourou by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License....

May 07, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 86

God not Among the Gods with James Alison

This is the opening talk by James Alison of the retreat 'Basic Christianity: what does the “real thing” look like when all the kitsch has collapsed?' Online Seminar, 21-26 July 2020 Coming soon: James is leading a new online retreat from Bonnevaux! 5 - 9 May 2021: Basic Christianity: An Induction into the Life of Jesus the Forgiving Victim A 5-day retreat examining the central elements of the Christian faith, with James Alison. More info and registrations here . Soundtrack: Aourourou by Blue Dot...

Apr 23, 2021•52 min•Ep. 85

The Loneliness of the World

This is the opening talk of the Monte Oliveto Retreat 2018 led by Laurence Freeman OSB and Giovanni Felicioni. This is also part of the course Being Alone Together which you can find in the Offerings section of the wccm.org website. Soundtrack: Aourourou by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Apr 16, 2021•24 min•Ep. 84

Why do we meditate?

This is part of the Meditation as a Modern Spiritual Path course available on the wccm.org website. Soundtrack: Aourourou by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Apr 09, 2021•59 min•Ep. 83

Success, Failure and Meaning with Laurence Freeman

This is part of the Monte Oliveto retreat which took place in 2015 led by Laurence Freeman OSB and Giovanni Felicioni. You can find the full content from the retreat in the online course Love and the Gift of Failure Soundtrack: Aourourou by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 82
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