WCCM Academy
a programme of inter-disciplinary study in the context of contemplative practice
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The real and the unreal
Evil does not exist by nature, nor is any person naturally evil because God made nothing that was not good.
Academy: Integrating the contemplative way into my everyday life
Hi, I’m Ruth Jackson, and I’m from England. I’m going to speak briefly about my experience of being on the
Etty Hillesum
The Dutch Jew, Etty (Edith) Hillesum (1914-1942), is an unlikely mystic. After a rather aimless youth, the pressure of the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Holland during 1940-42 moved Etty to a life of love and service for all humans, both the persecuted and even the persecutors. Her realization of the universal love of God, as reflected in her Diaries, is a remarkable witness to new forms of mysticism in the modern world.
Upcoming Retreats & Events
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Bonnevaux Retreat Programme
Our new programme features a variety of retreats – liturgical retreats to support your spiritual journey through prayer, worship, and reflection during Holy Week and Advent led by our spiritual guide Laurence Freeman OSB;  a Deep Silent Retreat to join with others to go to a deeper and simpler place in solitude; retreats for those who’ve just started their personal journey with meditation and retreats to deepen your meditation practice. We will also have a special retreat for the younger meditators which will be an opportunity to reflect on and deepen our self-care so that we can better care for others. Â
Join us in the peaceful and beautiful surroundings of Bonnevaux for a unique retreat experience to discover the transformative power of meditation and connect with a community of like-minded meditators.Â
Contemplative Eucharist
WCCM+
Christ and the Anxieties of Speech
We live in a time when speaking on a whole range of issues seems profoundly fraught. In some contexts, flagrant untruth and hate are asserted seemingly without consequence or effective critique. Elsewhere speech is scrutinised minutely for traces of ‘cancellable’ thought or attitude.
Welcome to WCCM Academy
We are growing as a community of meditators in more than 100 countries, committed to developing a contemplative Christian life for our time and to dialogue between religion, science, business and art, body and mind. At the heart of this community is the meeting of many weekly groups, both physically and online, which introduce the essential teaching of meditation and help to deepen the inner journey. Personal transformation leads then to social and global transformation.
and inspire others to embark on a journey of spiritual change
Latest Posts
Academy: A life changing experience
‘The experience for all of us, I can see and we all can see is being mainly, deeply transformative. And
New video: dialogue session with Lama Jigme Rinpoche and Laurence Freeman
We recently welcomed Lama Jigme Rinpoche, leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism in France where they have
Watch the session In Solidarity for a Green World
In the midst of the chaotic COP29 climate negotiations in Baku, Kaveh Guilanpour, from the Center for Climate and Energy