The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University



Reviews of:

The Road to Joy: The letters of Thomas Merton to new and old friends / selected and edited by Robert E. Daggy

File#TitleFirst LineRev.AuthorCitationYear
01Thomas Merton's Three Gifts: A Review EssayA human life is the story of a person recognizing and actualizing the gifts he or she has received.Shannon, William H. America 161.11 (21 October 1989): 267-277. William H. Shannon
1989
02Suggestions from M. Basil Pennington OCSOThere are lots and lots of "spiritual" books coming out these days, because there is, thanks be toPennington, Basil, OCSO America 161.15 (18 November 1989): 358-359. M. Basil Pennington OCSO
1989
03Merton, ThomasThe second in a projected series of five volumes of Merton's letters, this new collection bringsWidmer, Cynthia Library Journal 114.12 (July 1989): 84. Cynthia Widmer
1989
04News of the Thomas Merton IndustryDuring 1988-89, innumerable twentieth anniversary events commemorated the death of Thomas MertonKilcourse, George A. Mid-Stream: An Ecumenical Journal 30.1 (January 1991): 35-39. George Kilcourse
1991
05This indefatigable monk wrote to all sorts about all subjectsWith the publication of the Courage for Truth in August, the number of volumes of Thomas Merton'sTobin, Mary Luke, SL National Catholic Reporter 30.7 (10 December 1993): 23. Mary Luke Tobin
1993
06In Short; NonfictionThomas Merton was, in his mind, at all times a monk. His other vocation, the writing of poetry andLeimbach, Dulcie New York Times Book Review (17 September 1989): 25. Dulcie Leimbach
1989
07Nonfiction"Keep jiving," Thomas Merton wrote at the end of a letter sent in 1967, the year before he died --  Washington Post Book World (3 September 1989): 13.
1989
08The Road to Joy: Letter to New and Old Friends by Thomas Merton: Robert E. DaggyJudging from the number of his works that are to be found in even the chain bookstores, ThomasQuinlan, Kieran World Literature Today 64.3 (Summer 1990): 469. Kieran Quinlan
1990
09Merton, ThomasThis collection of Merton's letters serves as a sequel to The Hidden Ground of Love [BLK My 1 85],McGinn-Moorer, Sheila E. Booklist [Chicago] 85.21 (July 1989): 1853. Sheila E. McGinn-Moorer
1989
10Book ReviewThomas Merton didn't fit anyone's image of a contemplative monk. While most living the monasticGrip, Robert Catholic Week [Mobile AL] 55.36 (8 September 1989): Robert Grip.
1989
11Thomas MertonThomas Merton knew the secret of friendship--give more than you take. Through the hundreds ofBiddle, Arthur W. Cistercian Studies 25.2 (1990): 410-412. Arthur W. Biddle
1990
12Sunlight in A Dark LandscapeThe persistent interest in Thomas Merton, poet, essayist and aesthete, who became a convert toMcCarthy, Abigail Q. Foundation News (May-June 1991): 61. Abigail McCarthy
1991
13 When, suddenly and not without theatrical flourish, the monk-savant Thomas Merton died in 1968, heHiggins, Michael W. Grail [Canada] 6.1 (March 1990): 106-110. Michael W. Higgins
1990
14A Special Man And His LettersWhen Thomas Merton wrote -- with a beautifully eloquent but restrained cadence many people somehowO'Connell, Kathy Middletown Press [Connecticut] (12 October 1989): 10. Kathy O'Connell
1989
15 The corpus of literature in this country concerning Thomas Merton continues to grow with Collins'Pearson, Paul M. Priests and People 4.10 (November 1990): 426. Paul M. Pearson
1990
16NonfictionThomas Merton successfully lived an apparent paradox: a contemplative monk who wrote books, poemsStuttaford, Genevieve Publishers Weekly 236.1 (17 July 1989): 43. Genevieve Stuttaford.
1989
17Merton StudiesThe corpus of literature by and about Thomas Merton continues to grow apace. Two important booksPearson, Paul M. Way [London] 31.2 (April 1991): 174-176. Paul M. Pearson
1991
18Merton Letters Reflect His Roles: Friend, Writer, MonkThese volumes are part of a projected five book series of selected letters. Read together theseKramer, Victor A. Georgia Bulletin (17 January 1991): 13. Victor A. Kramer
1991
ANNUAL Three years before his death Merton wrote: "I could fill another page with names of people I haveRichardson, Jane Marie, SL Merton Annual 3: 300-304.
http://merton.org/ITMS/Annual/3/RichardsonRevRJ300-304.pdf
1990
JOURNALThe Art of Serious Letters - Five Volumes of Merton's CorrespondenceThomas Merton was once advised by Evelyn Waugh, who edited The SevenPearson, Paul M. Merton Journal [UK] 2.1 (Easter 1995): 46-50.
http://www.thomasmertonsociety.org/Journal/02/2-1Pearson.pdf
1995
SEASONALMailbox Number 5The perdurance of Thomas Merton's influence and importance to contemporary spiritualityVan Waes, Bernard The Merton Seasonal 14:4 (Autumn 1989): 15-19.
http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/14/14-4VanWaesRevRJ.pdf
1989.
SEASONALFresh and Readable LettersThe second collection of Merton's letters continues the high standard set by The HiddenCasey, Michael, OCSO The Merton Seasonal 14:4 (Autumn 1989): 8-93
http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/14/14-4CaseyRevRJ.pdf
1989.
SEASONALDifferent People, Different LevelsAfter four years of waiting, the second volume of the Merton letters, The Road to Joy, isGrip, Robert The Merton Seasonal 14:4 (Autumn 1989): 10-12.
http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/14/14-4GripRevRJ.pdf
1989.
SEASONALSturdy ShelterThree years before his death Merton wrote: " I could fill another page with names ofRichardson, Jane Marie, SL The Merton Seasonal 14:4 (Autumn 1989): 12-15.
http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/14/14-4RichardsonRevRJ.pdf
1989.