The St. Mary Cathedral Book Study Group has begun reading and discussing New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in the Sheehan Room at St. Mary Cathedral in Austin. One of Merton’s most widely read and best-loved books, it seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by Western man, to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our lives. There is no cost, and books will be provided.