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The Merton Seasonal - Volume 43


The Spring 2018 issue, Vol. 43, No.1 included:

  • O'Hare, Padraic. “Christ and the Undivided Young Adult: Clues from Merton and More.” 3-11.
  • Orr, Thomas Alan. "Prayer Wheel." [poem] 12.
  • Pynkoski, Paul. “Seeking God in the Forest: Thomas Merton and Emily Carr.” 13-18.
  • Garrigan, Gerard, OSB. "Two Poems." [poem] 19.
  • Kolp, Alan. “Thomas Merton and the Mercies of the Night.” 20-24.

The Summer 2018 issue, Vol. 43, No.2 included:

  • Croghan, Richard V. “Mahanambrata Brahmachari and Thomas Merton.” 3-10.
  • Law, Sarah. “Parallel." [poem] 11.
  • Weis, Monica, SSJ. “Celtic Monasticism: A New Lens for Viewing Day of a Stranger." 12-17.
  • Call for Papers: The Merton Annual Volume 31 18.
  • Venable, Peter C. Two Poems: "Undistracted" and "Stilling" [poems] 19-20.
  • Morris, Barry K. "Merton, Niebuhr and the Significance of Mercy for Urban Ministry Practices." 21-28.

The Fall 2018 issue, Vol. 43, No.3 included:

  • Spencer, Thomas. “Something ‘Hot and Abstract’: Thomas Merton, Mary Lou Williams and the Spirituality of Jazz.” 3-7.
  • Ledbetter, J.T. “Tom, Tom, What Were You Thinking When.” [poem] 8-9.
  • Labrie, Ross. “Thomas Merton and Existentialism.” 10-13.
  • Janssen, Lawrence. “The Voice Within: A Reflection on Seeds of Contemplation.” [poem] 14.
  • Rudolph, John. “Merton’s Magic: Vocations Fused through Infused Grace.” 15-18.

The Winter 2018 issue, Vol. 43, No.4 included:

  • Grayston, Donald. “Samut Prakhan: The Zen Death of Thomas Merton.” 3-17.
  • Cash, Malcolm. “On the Death of Thomas Merton, December 10, 1968.” [poem] 18.
  • Grimes, William. “Thomas Merton – A Man for All Times.” 19-23.
  • Doriot, Jeanne, SP. “Monk Gone.” [poem] 24.
  • McCaslin, Susan. “Burning, Sinking, Disappearing, Rising: A Poetic Reflection.” 25-31.

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