Lisa Sims·Sep 6Hi Friend, I didn't know of Thomas Merton before I read your piece.He seems to be doing well in the spirit world, so I'm not worried about him.
Tara Lee·Feb 27Musings to a Friend on the First Sunday of Lent — Spiritual Trauma & Spiritual HealingDear Friend –
Daniel P. Horan·Jan 31Remembering Thomas Merton on the Anniversary of His BirthToday marks the 111th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Merton (1915–1968). He has been remembered as a spiritual writer, a mystic, a…
InJournal of Everyday MysticismbyDaniel P. Horan·Jan 18New Seeds 6: Pray for Your Own DiscoveryThis is part of an ongoing, occasional series of essays offering commentary on Thomas Merton’s classic book New Seeds of Contemplation…
InJournal of Everyday MysticismbyDaniel P. Horan·Dec 31, 2025New Seeds 5: Things in Their IdentityThis is part of an ongoing, occasional series of essays offering commentary on Thomas Merton’s classic book New Seeds of Contemplation…
InDispatches From ExilebyProfessor Cosmic·Sep 14, 2025When the Power of Love Overcomes the Love of Power“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” — Attributed to William Gladstone, Prime Minister of…
InCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgebyLaura DeMaisBerg·Sep 3, 2025Learning by ForgettingHow a few simple words deepen my meditation practiceA response icon1A response icon1
Jim Meisner Jr.·Aug 20, 2025Thomas Merton’s KentuckyOn Dec. 10, 1941, days after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Thomas Merton entered the monastic community of the Abbey of Gethsemani near…A response icon1A response icon1
Leon Bloder·Aug 20, 2025Living A Bigger Life In ChristIn downtown Louisville, KY at the corner of 4th and Walnut, Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton had a mystical vision in 1958 that’s one…
Ericka McCarty·Jul 10, 2025Oh What a Circus, Oh What a Show: Senator Malhuret’s Faith, Papaw Frank’s Gospel, and Why I Reject…Claude Malhuret recently released a video urging Americans to stand up for democracy.
