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JOHN MAIN SEMINAR 2008
August 15-17

Come to this year's enlightening John Main Seminar held in the beautiful ancient city of Mainz in Germany. The theme is of universal concern : Unity Local and Global? How do we balance these two aspects in the modern world? How does Christian thought and meditation help? Cardinal Kasper is the principal presenter in this ecumenical exploration. Renowned for the depth and inclusiveness of his vision (and a much discussed candidate for the last papal election) his clarity, good-natured humour and his wisdom about the modern global process will offer unique and profound insights. The Seminar is a chance also to meet meditatlors from around the world and there is an optional pilgrimage of local monastic sites available.Complete information at http://www.jms2008.de/.

The Community is now directed by Laurence Freeman, a student of John Main and a Benedictine monk of the Olivetan Congregation. We have our International Centre and a Meditation Retreat centre in London. There are also many other Centres in other parts of the world that you are welcome to contact or visit.

The Community is a kind of 'monastery without walls', a family of national communities and emerging communities in over a hundred countries. The spiritual foundation is the local meditation group, which meets weekly in homes, parishes, offices, hospitals, prisons, schools and colleges - pretty well everywhere that people live and seek. The World Community is ecumenical and serves a universal 'catholic' unity in its dialogue both with Christian churches and other faiths. We encourage and try to support the daily practice of meditation knowing its power to change hearts and so to transform our world.

Each year we run the John Main Seminar and The Way of Peace. You can find previous Seminars and the upcoming ones on these pages. We also sponsor retreats, 'Schools' for the training of teachers of meditation and other programs. We contribute often to interfaith dialogue particularly, in recent years, with Buddhists and Muslims. A quarterly spiritual letter with global and local news is mailed by national communities and is also available online. Weekly readings can be sent directly to your email if you'd like to subscribe.

You can also link to many national community sites and sites with a particular focus such as children and meditation, how to start a meditation group, a site for the Eleventh Step in Recovery, and the spiritual search of young adults.

Information on retreats and other programmes, places to visit and stay, pilgrimages, connections to national coordinators and the location of meditation groups can also be found on this site. You can also find online audio talks for listening or downloading.

Medio Media is the publishing arm of The World Community. Our online bookstore is linked here offering a wide range of books, audiotapes, CD's and videos to support your practice of meditation.

We are always trying to improve the way this site can serve your spiritual journey and especially your regular practice of meditation. Feel free to share your comments or suggestions with us. Please.... come in and browse and feel welcome in our Community.

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