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Richard Rohr reflects on Thomas Merton’s death

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Tomorrow, December 10, marks 50 years since the death of Thomas Merton in 1968. Speaking with Richard Rohr about the impact of Merton’s death brought an interesting reaction. Merton described ’68 as a beast of a year. Rohr obviously agrees. The momentous events of 1968

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Thomas Merton’s writing as seen by Richard Rohr

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Thomas Merton is regarded as one of the great spiritual writers of the 20th century. When interviewing Richard Rohr, one of great spiritual writers of the 20th & 21st centuries, I had to ask his thoughts on Merton as a writer. He is predictably modest

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Thomas Merton, Richard Rohr and the East

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Since Thomas Merton died in 1968 much has been made in some quarters of his “flirtation with Eastern thought”. Thankfully we in the West have grown up a little bit since that time. Many are not as threatened by Eastern spiritual traditions. While making The

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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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Thomas Merton

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Thomas Merton Documentaries by Morgan Atkinson Thomas Merton documentaries provide contemplative context in a busy, too noisy world. It was some 10 years after Thomas Merton’s death in 1968 when Morgan Atkinson discovered the story and writings of Merton. As a documentary filmmaker, Morgan was drawn to

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