Seeing That Paradise Begins Now (Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594712417 ISBN 13: 9781594712418

Publisher: Ave Maria Press, 2011

Synopsis

Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton gently leads participants on a journey toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative and peace-filled life. Each eight-session booklet provides an introduction to Merton and contemplative living through prayers, readings from Merton and other spiritual masters, and questions for small group dialogue.

Thomas Merton believed that the gates of paradise are all around us. Seeing That Paradise Begins Now, the eighth and final book in the series, helps participants discover where they are and how to open them.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Montaldo has served as the associate director of the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living, the director of the Thomas Merton Center, and as president of the International Thomas Merton Society. He has edited or coedited nine volumes of Merton's writing including The Intimate Merton, Dialogues with Silence, and A Year with Thomas Merton. He presents retreats internationally based on Merton's witness to contemplative living.

Robert G. Toth served as the executive director of the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living from 1998-2009. He currently serves the institute as director of special initiatives.

Review:

"The Bridges dialogues have brought many to a spiritual awakening. The particular technique helps participants touch a part of their lives that makes the experience unforgettable. These conversations have the capacity to make Merton's charism concrete." ----Rev. Damien Thompson, O.C.S.O., Former Abbot and Guest Master, Abbey of Gethsemani

About this edition

• Publisher: Ave Maria Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1594712417
• ISBN 13: 9781594712418
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60
• Editor: Montaldo Jonathan, Toth Robert G