Thomas Merton and Richard Rohr

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Nearing the 50th anniversary of Thomas Merton’s death I think back to an interview Richard Rohr kindly consented to while I was making “The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton”. Rohr, the esteemed Franciscan writer and spiritual thinker, offers great insights into Merton’s

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Our Library

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“Our Library”, a Louisville Documentary by Morgan Atkinson This 2018 documentary produced by Morgan Atkinson, is an examination of that most valuable community treasure — the Free Public Library. This thought-provoking video explores the value, meaning and impact of a free library. Is the community’s investment

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Merton, Berrigan and the Vietnam war.

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Thomas Merton and Daniel Berrigan were early and prominent critics of the Vietnam war. Particularly within the Catholic Church hierarchy they were criticized for their views. Fr. Berrigan was very much on the front lines of protest. Merton, due to his monastic vocation, registered his

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Thomas Merton & Daniel Berrigan

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Thomas Merton had a wide range of friends and the Jesuit social activist Daniel Berrigan was one of the more interesting. I interviewed Fr. Berrigan at Corpus Christi Church in New York City. It is near Columbia University and is the church where Merton was

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The influence of Thomas Merton

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Thomas Merton died almost 50 years ago but his influence lives on. Some would say it is growing. I interviewed his authorized biographer, Michael Mott, a few years ago in Williamsburg, VA. When asked about Merton’s influence he chuckled at how Merton’s influence and audience

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