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This is a special discounted price for a bundle of these two programs: :

Thomas Merton: A Spiritual Guide for the Twenty-First Century
by Fr. Anthony Ciorra, M.Div., Ph.D.

and

A Retreat with Thomas Merton
by Fr. Donald Goergen, O.P., Ph.D.

Photographs of Thomas Merton by John Howard Griffin & John Lyons. Used with Permission of the Merton Legacy Trust and the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University.

With this order you will receive, free of charge, a detailed Electronic Study Guide for each program. With your confirmation email, you will receive a link that will take you to these Electronic Study Guides, which include outlines for each lecture, review questions and suggested readings for further study. The link to access these Electronic Study Guides will also be included on the case of your CDs or DVDs. You are allowed to print up to 7 copies of each guide. Simply click on the link, or type it into your browser, to access the file.

About Your Presenter

Donald Goergen, O.P., Ph.D., is a Dominican priest, teacher, lecturer, and author. He has published many articles and ten books in the areas of Christology and Christian Spirituality. His most recent book was Fire of Love, Encountering the Holy Spirit. He has taught, lectured and given retreats in Asia, Africa, and throughout North America. He was previously Provincial for the Dominican Friars of the Central Province as well as President of the Dominican Leadership Conference. He co-founded the Dominican Ashram, a contemplative Dominican community and ministry of prayer, in which he lived for nine years. He previously taught and currently teaches at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, MO, where he is also prior of the formation community. His doctorate is in systematic theology, his dissertation on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and his current interests include contemplative traditions, East and West, the evolution of consciousness, and the thought of Thomas Aquinas as a spiritual master. Among other honors awarded him, he is the recipient of the 2010 Yves Congar Award from Barry University in Miami.

About Your Presenter

Fr. Anthony Ciorra is a leading expert on Catholic spirituality. He is the author of Everyday Mysticism (Crossroad 1995) and co-author of Moral Formation in the Parish (Alba House 1999). In recognition of his ministry in the Church, Pope John Paul II gave him the pontifical honor Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1999. He was awarded the Caritas Centennial Award in 2000 for his work in lay ministry and the Spirit of Renew Award for his work in interreligious dialogue and ecumenism.

Fr. Ciorra has graduate degrees in psychology, spirituality, and pastoral theology, a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fordham University, and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction. He is assistant vice president for Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University. Previously he was dean of the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham University, director of the Center for Theological and Spiritual Development at the College of St. Elizabeth, and director of the Center for Spiritual Development for the Archdiocese of New York.

His experience has included parish life, teaching, administration, retreat work, preaching, and formation ministries. He gives workshops and retreats throughout the world and is active in creating programs for inter-religious dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

Topic Titles

• Module 1: Thomas Merton: Who Is He and Why Is He Important for Today’s World?, Part 1
• Module 1: Thomas Merton: Who Is He and Why Is He Important for Today’s World?, Part 2
• Module 2: Thomas Merton: A Prophet and Spiritual Guide for Today’s Seekers, Part 1
• Module 2: Thomas Merton: A Prophet and Spiritual Guide for Today’s Seekers, Part 2
• Module 3: What was Merton’s Spirituality and How Does He Help Us to Find Ours?, Part 1
• Module 3: What was Merton’s Spirituality and How Does He Help Us to Find Ours?, Part 2
• Module 4: Thomas Merton and the Struggle for Solitude, Part 1
• Module 4: Thomas Merton and the Struggle for Solitude, Part 2
• Module 5: Thomas Merton and Social Justice, Part 1
• Module 5: Thomas Merton and Social Justice, Part 2
• Module 6: Thomas Merton: A Guide for Interreligious Dialogue, Part 1
• Module 6: Thomas Merton: A Guide for Interreligious Dialogue, Part 2

• The Philosophy of Solitude
• New Seeds of Contemplation
• Mystics; Zen; Chuang Tzu
• Passion for Peace
• The Letters of Thomas Merton
• The Vision in Louisville