Like his beautifully crafted letters and journals, Merton's prayers and drawings reveal his multifaceted personality, his hunger for God and his passion for providing others with a glimpse of the path ...

The two-part class "Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton" will be offered again at the Presentation Prayer Center. Merton has been called one of the most influential American Catholic authors ...

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 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Contemplative Outreach Birmingham announces their 20th Annual Conference Saturday, March 9, 2013, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Birmingham. Gray Matthews, Ph.D., a former ...

In his book Thoughts in Solitude, Thomas Merton wrote fifteen lines that have become known as "the Merton Prayer": My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I ...

Read more of Judy Valente’s interview about Thomas Merton with Brother Paul Quenon at Gethsemani Abbey: Q: Describe for me what you think is the essence of the Trappist life. A: Well, the essence of ...

Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote in his journal: “I myself am part of the weather and part of the climate and part of the place … It is certainly part of my life of prayer.” Author and Merton scholar ...

On a day when our company has announced yet another round of layoffs, it was good to stumble onto this prayer, from Thomas Merton's classic book of meditations, Thoughts in Solitude. It is, as ...