"The Peace that Surpasses Understanding" with Dr. James Finley

James Finley, Ph.D. conducted workshops on contemplative living at St. Barnabas on March 14, 2015, and addressed the parish during this forum on the following Sunday. Dr. Finley lived several years as a monk at the Trappist monastery in Kentucky, where the world-renowned monk and author, Thomas Merton, was his spiritual director. He now leads retreats and workshops throughout the United States and Canada, attracting men and women from all religious traditions who seek to live a contemplative way of life. He is also a clinical psychologist in private practice with his wife in Santa Monica, California. James Finley is the author of "Merton's Palace of Nowhere,""The Contemplative Heart" and "Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God."