Gilly Withers, our inspirational speaker for November 23, will engage us on the subject of “Community” – wherein “We learn to let our neighbour be, just as we learn to let God be. Not to manipulate our neighbour, but rather to reverence him, to reverence his importance, the wonder of his being. In other words, […]
UK Oblate weekend goes Global
The recent UK Oblates Weekend turned into a global event with oblates and National Oblate Coordinator joining from nine countries including: Australia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Norway, Slovakia, Paraguay, Philippines and a special guest for Fr Laurence’s opening talk: Fr Jim Caffrey OCSO (Columba) from US. Spending a large part of one’s weekend facing a screen has its drawbacks, but […]
Monday 9 at 9am gmt
Julie Roberts, our inspirational speaker for Benedict’s Well on November 9, has been an active member of the World Community for Christian Meditation since 2003 and carried out the roles of Group Leader, Regional Coordinator, UK Action Group member and UK Coordinator of the School of Meditation. She has led introductory courses, quiet days, teaching […]
Jazz Pianist entertains at Benedict’s Well on Monday 9.00am GMT
On Monday 2nd November our inspirational Speaker is Marie Louise Schmidt, a professional jazz pianist and WCCM National Coordinator for Denmark. Marie has been meditating for 11 years and on the Oblate since 2016. She will share images and experiences from her journey. Wouldn’t it be just wonderful if Marie could share her musicianship too! […]
On Monday
This Monday, October 12, Benedict’s Well Kathryn Houston inspires us with “Everyday Miracles My Journey with the WCCM National Communities”.“Kathryn who is from Australia has been a meditator and an active member of WCCM for nearly 20 years. After making her final oblation in 2010 she spent a year in formation at Meditatio House in […]