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 ...

The ABCs of Thomas Merton: A Monk at the Heart of the World aims to introduce children to the basics of Merton’s life and writings by associating various aspects of these with the alphabet.

If the influential Catholic writer Thomas Merton were alive today, he would likely have strong words about police brutality and racial profiling.

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton Art is present in any shape and form, and has evolved to unimaginable extents. Art has always been used to serve ...

Thomas Merton successfully lived an apparent paradox: a contemplative monk who wrote books, poems and essays and maintained a lively, voluminous correspondence.

Faced with anxieties we have not experienced since the Cold War, perhaps it is time to return to Thomas Merton’s writings on nuclear weapons and the Christian responsibility to advocate for ...

Group celebrates Thomas Merton’s 101st birthday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Louisville with a jazz concert.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (RNS) If the influential Catholic writer Thomas Merton were alive today, he would likely have strong words about police brutality and racial profiling. Back in 1963, Merton called ...

LITCHFIELD — Monk, contemplative, spiritual writer, poet, journalist, photographer, ecumenical guide, activist. All of these describe the breadth of Thomas Merton. His life and talent spread ...

The writer and Trappist monk Thomas Merton was onto something when he said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” For anyone struggling with illness or trauma ...