Thomas Merton was the author of "Man in the Divided Sea," and many other books. He was a member of the Trappist Community at Gethsemani, KY. He died December 10, 1968.
Article Reality, Art, & Prayer Art is not an end in itself. It introduces the soul into a higher spiritual order By Thomas Merton January 29, 2018 Spirituality Arts
Article Elegy for A Trappist “Maybe the martyrology until today / Has found no fitting word to describe you” By Thomas Merton January 29, 2018 Poetry Spirituality
Feature Is Mysticism Normal? Is mysticism just for some extraordinary souls? By Thomas Merton January 29, 2018 Spirituality From the Archives
Article The Psalms as Poetry The function of the Psalms is to make us share in the poetic experience of the men who wrote them By Thomas Merton January 29, 2018 Poetry Spirituality From the Archives
Article Nuclear War and Christian Responsibility From our pages in 1962, Thomas Merton writes on the duty of Christians in apocalyptic times By Thomas Merton January 3, 2018 Foreign Affairs Ethics War and Peace
Article Self-Denial and the Christian We cannot give ourselves to God if we do not belong to ourselves By Thomas Merton May 10, 2014 From the Archives Spirituality Liturgy
