Thomas Merton Retreat Nov.17-18, 2012

THOMAS MERTON RETREAT - FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT

THOMAS MERTON RETREAT- I will be leading a Thomas Merton Retreat on November 17-18, 2012 at Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Center in Maple Mount, Ky (near Owensboro). It is a great time to reflect, to learn, and a time of getting closer to God.

For details go to:
 
http://ursulinesmsj.org/_uploads/2012-Thomas-Merton-Retreat-Flyer2-2.pdf

Eating

"Having a meal at a monastery is completely unlike dining in the real world." There is silence. No tv. No talking. One goes through the line; utensils, soup, rice, a salad, pudding, tea, or coffee, or milk. I listen in silence. "

"Silence is spoken here," says the sign. The window becomes the screen of life. Birds sing an eat. A car passes in the distance. In winter one can see further.

Have you ever sat silently through a meal? What did you hear?