Study day at Meditatio Centre (also online)

Thomas Merton and the Transformative Power of Love with Sophronia Scott, Sat 30th Sept, 10.30am-4pm, Meditatio

Merton, the contemplative monk could be impatient, rambunctious, charming, deceptive, in pain and, yes, in love: he was completely human and in the vulnerability of messy humanity he felt the grace of God. How do we make this connection and sense God’s love for us? How do earthly and spiritual love fit together? Sophfronia Scott's book, The Seeker and the Monk, won the 2021 Thomas Merton “Louie” Award from the International Thomas Merton Society.

“To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.” Thomas Merton

The Merton who lived as a contemplative monk studying, writing, and praying was also a man who could be impatient, rambunctious, charming, deceptive, in pain and, yes, in love. In other words, he was completely human and in the vulnerability of that messy humanity he most felt the grace of God. How do we make this connection and sense God’s love for us? How do earthly and spiritual love fit together? We will consider these questions during our time together.

Sophfronia Scott is a novelist, essayist, and leading contemplative thinker. Her book The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton won the 2021 Thomas Merton “Louie” Award from the International Thomas Merton Society. Sophfronia has taught at Regis University’s Mile High MFA and Bay Path University’s MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She is currently the director of, a lowresidency graduate program based in Alma, Michigan. Sophfronia lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Cost: £40 (£20 concessions and £25 online)

For more information: In person events (seedsofsilence.org.uk)