“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going.  What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope.’  Thomas Merton  

Join Sr. Bobbi and others in learning about Merton’s life and writings.  Benet House is a Merton Chapter of the International Merton Society.  Video presentations and Merton’s writings will be used.  This year the emphasis is on Merton’s books in this order: Bread in the Wilderness  (1953); New Seeds of Contemplation (1962); Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander (1966); Zen and the Birds of Appetite (1968).

Date:  3rd Monday of the month beginning Sept. 19; Oct. 17; Nov. 21; Dec. 19.  2023: Jan. 16; Feb. 20; Mar. 20; April 17;  May 15.

Time:  6:30-8:00 PM

Retreat Leader:  Sr. Bobbi Bussan, OSB

Fee:  $15/session: Books purchased on your own.