Contacting the San Diego Thomas Merton Society

San Diego Thomas Merton Society, an ITMS chapter, meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at St. Brigid Parish, 4735 Cass Street, in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Two 20-minute sessions of centering prayer, with brief meditative walk in between, on the first, third and fourth Thursdays of the month. Potluck social & discussions of things Merton on the second Thursday of the month. All are welcome! For more information, come any Thursday.

To ask questions or to be placed on our emailing list of upcoming retreats and events, just fill out and submit the form below. All information given is used only for the SDTMS and will never be sold and otherwise distributed to another organization. (See our privacy policy for the full statement.)

For information on the January 2009 SDTMS retreat in Temecula with Fr. William Meninger - Contemplative Prayer: A Theology of The Cloud of Unknowing - see our information page - and register or pay online or by mail. If you would like us to mail you a brochure for the retreat, just complete the interest form below and make a note in the Comments field.

	Click to go to the ITMS online application. A subscription to The Merton Seasonal is just one benefit of membership.

Cost and Benefits of ITMS Membership

It is not necessary to be a member of ITMS to participate in San Diego Thomas Merton Society events or meetings - and SDTMS has no dues or fees for membership. ITMS membership is $25 annually. In addition to supporting the Society's goals, your membership brings you The Merton Seasonal, a quarterly journal devoted to Merton's writings, and a special ITMS discount rate on purchase of The Merton Annual.

ITMS Members are also entitled to reduced rates for biennial international conferences, and have access to the rich collection of Merton manuscripts, photos, drawings, and memorabilia at the Thomas Merton Center in the W.L. Lyons Brown Library at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky.