Francis Bennett is an American spiritual teacher and retreat leader who is speaking in Liverpool during April 9th-11th 2016, hosted by St Bride’s Liverpool.

Francis was a Trappist monk for a number of years and was also a member of an urban, contemplative monastic community originally in Paris. He was an avid spiritual seeker throughout his entire time as a contemplative monk and, inspired by the pioneering Christian 20th Century mystic, Thomas Merton, studied deeply in the Theravadan Buddhist practice of Vipassana, as well as studying and practicing Japanese Zen.

Francis devotes his time to offering spiritual direction and teaching to guide people in their spiritual quest, drawing on the spirituality of east and west.

His teaching points to the divinity at the heart of reality and inspires people to fully authentic awakened living appropriate to the times in which we live. He has published two books: “I Am that I Am” (2013) and “Fully Human, Fully Divine” (later this year).

DAY SEMINAR Saturday 9th April 2016 10am – 4.30pm

Theme: ‘Living from the Heart’ Venue: St Michael in the City Upper Pitt Street, Liverpool L1 5DB Cost: £30 (concessions available according to need) Please book by emailing: jjelfs@virginmedia.com

SPEAKING AT St BRIDE’S CHURCH MORNING SERVICE Sunday 10th April 2016 10am

Theme: ‘Praying with the Heart’

EVENING MEETING Monday 11th April 7-9pm

Theme: ‘Fully Human, Fully Divine’ Venue: St Bride’s Church Percy Street, L8 7LT Admission: free (Please book at https://fullyhumanfullydivine.eventbrite.com)

For further details, contact Jonathan Jelfs at jjelfs@virginmedia.com or phone 07969845468