Thought of the Week
“Prayer is loving attentiveness to the mystery within us.”
—John Main, OSB
John Main (1926–1982) was a Benedictine monk and priest who presented a way of Christian meditation which utilized the practice of a prayer-phrase or mantra. In 1975, Fr. Main began Christian meditation groups at his monastery in London, England and, later, in Montreal, Canada. These grew into an ecumenical network of Christian meditation groups called the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). The meditation center on Georgetown's campus is named for him.