In Traveling Your Road to Joy, participants examine joy in its innumerable facets. Joy is not a reward for our practice but is always a no-strings gift of the Holy Spirit, mediated through all the events of our lives. It is not a state of being, but the whole-hearted embrace of the divine presence.

Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton gently leads participants on a journey toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative and peace-filled life. Each eight-session booklet provides an introduction to Merton and contemplative living through prayers, readings from Merton and other spiritual masters, and questions for small group dialogue.

Bridges to Contemplative Living Companion DVD

This companion DVD explains the process of contemplative dialogue and the flow of a Bridges Session as well as provides an introduction to contemplative living. To request a free copy, please send an email to Ave Maria Press and include your name, parish/organization, address, city, state, and zip code. (DVD mailed to US addresses only.)