Contemplative Prayer: Photos from Bethany Springs, Kentucky Retreat

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Contemplative Prayer: Photos from Bethany Springs, Kentucky Retreat

Photos from Bethany Springs, Kentucky Retreat

November9-11 "The Beauty of A Faith" Retreat at Bethany Springs in Kentucky.Eight wonderful people came from different states and I was blessed byeach of them. After the retreat I spent the next two days at the Abbey of Gethsemani in beautiful silence. Thomas Merton lived as a Trappist monkat the Abbey of Gethsemani for 25 years. It is one of my favoriteplaces in the world. I have been visiting my monk friends since 1996.

(photos by Mark Rummey)

View more photos of Bethany Springs, Kentucky by Mark Rummey