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…]
The next meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, Grand Rapids Chapter, will be Wednesday, February 8th at 7pm in the Community Room at Baker Book House, which is near the corner of East Paris and 28th Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On that night, we will begin to study Thomas Merton’s book Contemplative Prayer, … [Read more…]
Last night’s meeting of the Grand Rapids Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society was fascinating. One of the best yet. Thank you! To start, we watched another 20-25 minutes of the DVD about Merton’s life titled Soul Searching. Then we finished discussing the chapters on prayer in New Seeds of Contemplation that Fr. Patrick … [Read more…]
Michigan is a swell state in which to live – unless you don’t like driving in the snow and ice. Then it’s not so swell. We had both today (snow and ice). In abundance. (But what do you expect from the state ranked #2 for having the worst winters in America? Doubt me: click here.) … [Read more…]