Sinners Make the Best Contemplatives
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 23, 2024
Jesus said he came for the sick, not the healthy. He dined with sinners, not church leaders. So who’s “special”?
Posts from:
Laurence Freeman, OSB
Laurence Freeman, OSB, is a Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk of Turvey Abbey in England, a monastery of the Olivetan Congregation. He is the Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation and of its Benedictine oblate community.
Lent and Meditation
Laurence Freeman, OSB
February 22, 2022
If prayer is talking to God, meditation is listening to God.
Meditation: Prayer from the Heart
Laurence Freeman, OSB
February 15, 2021
Whatever concentrates our attention in a selfless way can be said to be a form of prayer. The fruit of all prayer is a calmer mind and a more open and compassionate heart.
The Benefits of Meditation
Laurence Freeman, OSB
September 28, 2020
Like the number forty, meditation is found in all the major religious traditions—not, however, as a symbolic idea but as a practice. So what is meditation and what are the benefits?
Finding Strength in Acceptance
Laurence Freeman, OSB
April 3, 2020
Those who care for the dying say that the most important ingredient in a good death is meaning.
Solitude and Communion
Laurence Freeman, OSB
April 2, 2020
At critical moments in his life, Jesus was in solitude, but was solitary with his close disciples.
The Spiritual Path Is a Work of Love
Laurence Freeman, OSB
April 1, 2020
Raising a family may be exhausting and seem to leave little time for specific “spiritual practice,” but it is all about other-centeredness.