The Bridges to Contemplative Living
with Thomas Merton
How to become more contemplative in your everyday life!
The
Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton series invites users to personal
spiritual transformation for the sake of a more just and peaceful world. Each
eight-session booklet offers an introduction to Merton and contemplative
living, prayers, readings from Merton and other spiritual writers, and
questions for dialogue.
Book Four:
Time: Thursday nights, April
Place: The Parish Center next to the Rosemont Chapel
Pat Hayes is a member of St. Thomas of Villanova Parish. She serves on the Stewardship Council, the Peace and Justice Committee andwith her husband, coordinates the St. FrancisInn Ministry. She and her husband are Maryknoll Affiliates.Pat has a graduate degree from American University with afocus on group development and organizational development. Sheincorporates her nursing backgroundpromoting wellness in her work as a massage therapist. She has previously facilitated programs in the parish on TheFriendship and Women and Discipleship and the Gospel of Mark. She is committed to the principles embraced by Thomas Merton.
They include
- our everyday life is our spiritual life and our spiritual formation is grounded in the experience of relationships and community
- every person's primary vocation is to be fully human, aware of who we are and how we relate to others
- personal transformation is the foundation for societal and cultural transformation.
Other Books in the
series
5.
Traveling Your Road to Joy
6.
Writing Yourself into the Book of Life
7.
Adjusting Your Life’s Vision
8.
Seeing That