You are invited to join us for our monthly meeting (always the second Wednesday of every month), this time on August 8th, at Baker Book House near the corner of East Paris and 28th Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Time: 7pm. Location: The Community Room. For our next meeting, we will discuss Chapter 5 of … [Read more…]
A big THANK YOU to all who attended last Wednesday night’s (May 9th) meeting. It was a lively one, with lots of discussion (both during and long after). After our meeting, Karen shared a special project she’s working on with her church. It involves sending items such as colored pencils, crayons, coloring books, and a … [Read more…]
At our April 11th meeting, we finished the book Love and Living. Also, we ate some of the best oatmeal cookies we’ve ever had – baked and brought by Karen. Thank you! For our Wednesday, May 9th, meeting we will begin discussing the Thomas Merton book The Inner Experience: Notes On Contemplation, which will be … [Read more…]
We have taken the month of December off and won’t meet again until the second Wednesday of January, which is the 10th. The time for our meeting remains unchanged: 7pm in the Community Room at Baker Book House. At that time, we will begin a discussion of Thomas Merton’s book Love and Living, which is … [Read more…]
The last meeting in 2017 of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be Wednesday, November 8th, at 7pm, at Baker Book House in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It’s our tradition to take a break from meeting in December to give everyone time to focus on Christmas with all of its unique … [Read more…]
If you weren’t at our September 13th meeting you missed a lot! Don’t despair, though. You’ll get a chance to be part of the fun on Wednesday, October 11th, at Baker Book House in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We will continue our discussion of Thomas Merton’s book Contemplative Prayer. More information – plus a downloadable flyer … [Read more…]
In our September meeting, we will cover chapters 8-11 of Merton’s book Contemplative Prayer. NOTE: We will start the book discussion portion of our meeting with Chapter 11 (XI) of Contemplative Prayer. If we only discuss one chapter Wednesday night, Chapter 11 is the one to discuss. We believe its content is essential to an … [Read more…]
The next meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be Wednesday, August 9th, at 7pm at Baker Book House near the corner of 28th Street and East Paris in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We will discuss chapters 6-9 of Thomas Merton’s book Contemplative Prayer. Here are some suggested questions to … [Read more…]
The next meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be Wednesday, July 12th, at 7pm at Baker Book House near the corner of 28th Street and East Paris in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We will discuss chapters 5, 6, and 7 of Thomas Merton’s book Contemplative Prayer. Here are some … [Read more…]
A big THANK YOU to everyone who attended our meeting this past Wednesday night. You helped us celebrate one year of being a local chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society. We are grateful to you for making our evening special. Great conversation, too. And new faces. What a blessing to spend time with people … [Read more…]