Towards A Contemplative Technoscience with Marco Schorlemmer
In this series of talks, Marco Schorlemmer WCCM coordinator and scientific researcher into Artificial Intelligence, addresses the question of technoscience as a product of human intelligence and reflects on the spiritual dimension of the professional practice of technoscience. “The late world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and three other scientists wrote a polemic article of these […]
Portrait: Art Show in a Time of Crisis
by Paul Taylor This painting began recently as an abstract work , an exploration of what black and white oil would produce. It seemed to be going nowhere and out of frustration I turned it up side down and straight away saw a face looking at me so I decided it could become a portrait […]
In a Strange Land: The Necessity of Lament with Sarah Bachelard
When the people of Jerusalem were exiled to Babylon in the 6th century BCE, their lament – expressed in psalms of exile – functioned a means of coming to terms with their loss, bewilderment and dispossession. At one level, this agony of the conquered may seem far from our experience. But in another way it […]
Listening to the Child with Prof. Anne Graham
In this video, Father Laurence Freeman and Anne Graham, Australian researcher and academic, reflect on the important balance between the wisdom of children and the need to instruct, guide and protect them. Drawing from her own experience in childhood studies, Anne brings to our attention how researchers have historically seen children as human becomings, “human […]
A Reflection by Sarah Bachelard on Indigenous Wisdom
The theme of this year’s John Main Seminar 2020: One Heart, One Hope. Indigenous Wisdom and the Future of Humanity comes at a profoundly important moment in the life of our world. In these times of pandemic, we’re experiencing a profound interconnectedness between the human and the natural worlds, and between people. Yet at the […]
Working with the poor prepared me for meditation
Fr Laurence meets Sr. Ruth Montrichard, WCCM Coordinator for the Caribbean. Sr. Ruth recently received a Benemerenti Medal awarded by Pope Francis for her service to the poor and teaching meditation. In this talk, Sr. Ruth describes how her experience with Father Gerry from the Servol organization shaped who she is now and guided her […]