What about the life a monk could appeal to a woman who lived through the 20th century’s most significant events? Subjects like spirituality and the interior life remain elusive by nature, but Merton’s ...
On December 10, 1968, one of the great contemporary mystics died at only 53 years of age. Thomas Merton — Trappist monk, spiritual master, and leader of interfaith understanding — was gone much too ...
Inspired by a true story of survival.
A new documentary follows the last year of Merton's life, including conflicts with his abbot, his meetings with the Dalai Lama, and his untimely death at age 53. Morgan Atkinson is already the world’s ...
Thomas Merton's life and writings have had a huge influence on millions of people for the past 70 years. Before his untimely passing in December 1968, Merton visited Alaska looking at potential new ...
600,000 square miles. Nowhere to hide.
Read excerpts from THOMAS MERTON: A LIFE IN LETTERS: The Essential Collection edited by Willam H. Shannon and Christian M. Bochen (HarperOne, 2008): …It seems to me that, as a contemplative, I do not ...
His whole life, Msgr. William Shannon fed his thirst for knowledge by teaching and learning. Shannon, a priest of the diocese of Rochester, N.Y., a religious studies professor and a well-known Thomas ...
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