August, 16th to 19th

Conducted by Leonardo Boff

“Praise be you, my Lord,
through our Sister Mother Earth,
who sustains and governs us….”
Saint Francis of Assis 

Schedule

Pre-Seminar Retreat:
August 13th to 16th

John Main Seminar 2012

Spirituality and Environment

The John Main Seminar is an annual event designed to broaden & deepen the teaching of Christian Meditation. It brings together meditators from around the world & those wishing to discover the practice.

led by

Leonardo Boff Phd

• Theologian and Philosopher, 72, authored more than 60 books on Theology, Philosophy, Ecology, Spirituality, Anthropology and Mysticism.

• Phd in Theology and Philosophy from the University of Munich in Germany.

• One of the leading voices in the fields of ethics, ecology and spirituality in Brazil.

• Former Franciscan Priest he was one of the mentors of the Theology of Liberation. 

guest speaker

Fr. Betto, OP

• Dominican friar, 67, authored more than 50 books on diverse topics.

• Journalist, anthropologist, theologian, philosopher.

• He is engaged on eliminating hunger in Brazil.

• He is engaged on faith x culture, faith x politics and faith x science dialogs

Fr. Laurence Freeman, OSB

• Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation

• Benedictine monk, international speaker, retreat leader and write.

• Author of “The Selfless Self”, “Jesus the Teacher Within”, “Light Within” and “First Sight: the experience of faith”

• Active in inter-religious dialogue and peace initiatives.

• Works for the recovery of the contemplative wisdom tradition in the Church and society at large.