Note: Ave Maria Press has made the difficult decision to discontinue the Bridges to Contemplative Living series. The remaining books still in print in the series can be read in any order.

Thomas Merton believed that the gates of paradise are all around us. Seeing That Paradise Begins Now, helps participants discover where they are and how to open them.

The Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton series invites users to personal spiritual transformation for the sake of a more just and peaceful world. Each eight-session booklet offers an introduction to Merton and contemplative living, prayers, readings from Merton and other spiritual writers, and questions for dialogue.