The next meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be held online (via Zoom) once again – but, hopefully, for the last time! – and we will discuss the next few chapters of Thomas Merton’s book The Ascent to Truth. Read these chapters and come prepared to discuss them … [Read more…]
The next meeting of the Grand Rapids chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will be Wednesday, April 14th, at 7pm via Zoom. To join, contact Bill via e-mail. Request to be included in the Zoom invitation e-mail. For our next meeting, we will dive into Thomas Merton’s book The Ascent to Truth. Written in … [Read more…]
Happy New Year! Since it’s still not permissible to meet in person, we’ll continue to meet via Zoom. We realize it’s not the same thing, and everyone is probably quite sick of the word “virtual” (well, almost as sick as they are of the phrase “unprecedented times”), but it’s what we have to work with … [Read more…]
This week, we’re honored to have author/poet/resident Merton scholar Bob Hudson with us. Bob often presents short discussions titled “Merton and…” This month, Bob will discuss Merton and The Shakers. After we listen to Bob, we’ll finish the wonderful little book from Thomas Merton titled Life and Holiness, reading and disussing pages 86 (“Charity”) to 119 … [Read more…]
For our Wednesday, August 12th (2020), meeting, we will continue our now-monthly tradition of getting together online, via Zoom. In fact, we plan to meet via Zoom until Michigan Gov. Whitmer gives us the okay to meet in person. For sure, we miss seeing everyone in person. The hand shaking, hugging, and treat sharing in … [Read more…]
Hello Friends! Because of on-going restrictions regarding the opening of retail stores, we will meet virtually (via Zoom) again this month. As we did last time, we will send out a Zoom meeting invitation around 4pm to make sure you have it in plenty of time for our 7pm meeting. So, if you’re interested in … [Read more…]
Hello Friends! Because of on-going restrictions regarding the opening of retail stores, we will meet virtually (via Zoom) again this month. As we did last time, we will send out a Zoom meeting invitation around 6:30pm. So, if you’re interested in joining us, please contact Bill to let him know and give him your e-mail … [Read more…]
This month marks the 4th Anniversary of the founding of our group. Yay! Happy Anniversary to us! That’s a noteworthy milestone. And we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished together. Thank you! Nobody is sure when – or if – Michigan’s governor will allow the state to open up at the end of this month. Therefore, … [Read more…]