Events 2018 - 2019
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Fr Michael Holleran on Thomas Merton's Spiritual Arc
Fr Michael Holleran will speak on Thomas Merton's Spiritual Arc, in observance of Merton's birthday. Fr Holleran is a Catholic priest, Zen Teacher, and former Carthusian monk. As parochial vicar at Notre Dame parish, he leads Centering Prayer and Meditation; he has written articles and taught classes on Merton's life and spirituality. We will also celebrate the birthday of Henri Nouwen (born Jan 26), comparing and contrasting the spiritual journeys of these two towering Catholic figures of the 20th century. Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street, Manhattan. 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Free, but please pre-register: (212) 666-9350. Reception will follow.
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
“Merton in Alaska” with Kathleen Tarr
“We Are All Poets Here” speaks to the spiritual confusion of our times about Thomas Merton’s 1968 Journey to Alaska and a shared story about spiritual seeking presented by writer and instructor of creative writing, Kathleen Witkowska Tarr. Ms. Tarr will describe in intimate details what Merton might have seen, felt, and experienced about wilderness Alaska and the people and dramatic landscapes he encountered a few short months before his tragic death.