Eighth General Meeting and Conference
of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland
"the night spirit and the dawn air"
was held at Oakham School, Rutland
Friday 9th April - Sunday 11th April, 2010
The keynote presentation by Mary Grey and Margaret Silf are now available on the web:
Mary Grey - Earthing our Spirituality: What role for contemplation roots in an age of planetary crisis?
Margaret Silf - "The Night Spirit, the Dawn Air - Where Are They Now?"
Margaret is an ecumenical lay Christian,
committed to working across and beyond the denominational divides. For most of
her working life she was employed in the computer industry but she left paid
employment to devote herself to writing and accompanying others on their
spiritual journey. Margaret travels extensively within the UK and abroad,
including to North America, Australia, South Africa and Malaysia to speak at
retreats, conferences and workshops. These events have included the Institute
for Adult Spiritual Renewal at Loyola University in 2008 and 2009, the Jesuit
500 anniversary Conference at Loyola, Spain, in 2006, and the Religious
Education Congress in Los Angeles in 2009.
Margaret’s books include: ‘Landmarks’ (titled ‘Inner Compass’ in the US),
‘Wayfaring’, ‘Roots and Wings’, ‘Companions of Christ’, ‘At Sea with God’,
‘Sacred Spaces’, ‘Wise Choices’, ‘The Way of Wisdom’ and, most recently,
‘Compass Points’. She writes a regular column for America magazine.
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