Good Afternoon Friends, The next meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be Wednesday, May 10th, at 6pm. It is also the seventh year of our existence! So, Happy 7th Birthday to Us! Where We’ll Meet The Kentwood (Richard L. Root) Library, which is located on Breton between 44th Street and … [Read more…]
We’re going to try something new for our March 8th (2023) meeting! We plan to meet in the second floor conference room at the Richard L. Root (Kentwood) Library from 6pm until 7:45pm. Our meeting day remains the same: The second Wednesday of each month. But the meeting place has changed: the Kentwood Library. And … [Read more…]
We will continue our discussion of The Waters of Siloe, Thomas Merton’s fascinating history of the Trappist monks this Wednesday, October 12th, at 7pm. As usual, we will meet at Orchard View Church of God on the corner of 3-Mile Road and Leffingwell, which is located in the northeast part of Grand Rapids. Orchard View … [Read more…]
The August meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society is this Wednesday, August 10th, starting at 7pm! We will continue discussing Thomas Merton’s brilliant history of the Trappist Order, The Waters of Siloe. We’ll recap these chapters, which you read for the July 13th meeting: I. Monasticism; St. Benedict; The CisterciansII. … [Read more…]
The book we chose to read and discuss next is The Waters Of Siloe, which is the book Merton wrote about the Cistercian/Trappist Order after he entered Our Lady of Gethsemani, the monastery that was to be his home for the rest of his life. We chose The Waters of Siloe for at least four reasons: 1. The “elders” … [Read more…]
The June meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society is this Wednesday night, the 8th, starting at 7:00. Once again, we will meet here:Orchard View Church of God 2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525 Orchard View Church of God is located at the corner of 3 Mile Rd and Leffingwell in … [Read more…]
This Wednesday marks the sixth anniversary of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society! That’s a major milestone. And we owe it all to our friends and faithful attenders of these monthly meetings. Thank you! Once again, we will meet here at 7pm this Wednesday: Orchard View Church of God 2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand … [Read more…]
The next meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be Wednesday, April 13th, from 7-9pm, at… Orchard View Church of God 2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525 Orchard View Church of God is located at the corner of 3 Mile Rd and Leffingwell in the northeast section of Grand Rapids. Easy … [Read more…]
The first meeting of 2022 for the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be Wednesday, March 9th, from 7-9pm, at… Orchard View Church of God 2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525 Orchard View Church of God is located at the corner of 3 Mile Rd and Leffingwell in the northeast section of … [Read more…]
We usually meet the second Wednesday of every month. However, we have decided to take time off to complete a few personal projects, and to wait out the latest COVID-19 variant, which is reportedly far more virulent than previous but, supposedly, far less destructive. Time will tell. In the meantime, we’ll put the Grand Rapids … [Read more…]