| File# | Title | First Line | Rev.Author | Citation | Year |
| 01 | The Secular Journal of Thomas merton | This unusual journal starts in a furnished room in Greenwich Village, moves to the burning climate | |
New York Times Book Review (15 February 1959).
| 1959 |
| 02 | From Harlem to Gethsemani | Through the years subsequent to the publication of The Seven Storey mountain the paradox that was | Lentfoehr, Therese, SDS |
Renascence 12 (Spring 1960): 149-153. Therese Lentfoehr
| 1960 |
| 03a | Secular Journal | This is a work by Thomas Merton which dates back twenty years, before his entry into the Trappists, | |
Virginia Kirkus Service 27 (15 January 1959): 49.
| 1959 |
| 03b | A Thirst for Spiritual Values | A decade ago the phenomenal success of "the Seven Storey Mountain" catapulted Thomas Merton, a | O'Brien, John A. |
Tribune Chicago, IL (1 February 1959). John A. O'Brien
| 1959 |
| 04a | Written 20 Years Ago | During the two years preceding his dramatic entrance into the Trappist monastery of Gethsemani in | Rushton, Frederick L. |
Telegram Worcester, MA (1 February 1959). Frederick L. Rushton
| 1959 |
| 04b | Words of Faith, Hope and Inspiration | Twenty years ago, when he was 24, and before he became a Trappist monk and wrote his famous The | |
Mirror & News (2 February 1959).
| 1959 |
| 04c | The Philosophy of History in Our Time | Major 20th century historians and philosophers debate on the nature and validity of historical | |
Star Washington DC (1 February 1959). NOT A REVIEW OF A WORK BY THOMAS MERTON
| 1959 |
| 04d | Secular Writings of Merton | When Thomas Merton, a new convert to Catholicism in 1941, made his Easter retreat at a monastery in | Darsie, Darsie L. |
Herald Express Los Angeles CA (2 February 1959). Darsie L. Darsie
| 1959 |
| 05a | Merton's Diary of Decision | Thomas Merton's writings, whether in prose or verse, are chiefly important as witnesses to the | Fleming, Rudd |
Post Times Washington, DC (1 February 1958). Rudd Fleming
| 1958 |
| 05b | Merton's Early Diaries | From October 1939 to November 1941, when Merton was in his mid-twenties, he was a convert to | Rogers, W.G. |
New York Post (8 February 1959). W.G. Rogers. 2 copies, complete copy on pg 2. Also see 05c, 05d, 06a, 07a
| 1959 |
| 05c | Latest Merton Novel Issues Call for Unbiased Judgments | From October 1939 to November 1941, when Merton was in his mid-twenties, he was a convert to | Rogers, W.G. |
Telegram Portland ME (15 February 1959). W.G. Rogers. Also see 05b, 05d, 06a, 07a
| 1959 |
| 05d | The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton | From October 1939 to November 1941, when Merton was in his mid-twenties, he was a convert to | Rogers, W.G. |
News Tribune Tacoma Wash (2 February 1959). W.G. Rogers. 2 copies, complete copy on pg 2. Also see 05b, 05c, 06a, 07a
| 1959 |
| 05e | Merton, Thomas | A journal written 20 years ago records a newly converted Catholic's impressions of New York City, | |
Booklist [Chicago, IL] 55 (15 February 1959): 313.
| 1959 |
| 05f | The Secular Journal of Thomas merton. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy. $3.75. | On the safe assumption that all Merton fans have read The Seven Storey Mountain, this "spontaneous | |
Commonweal (27 February 1959).
| 1959 |
| 05g | Fr. Merton's Road To Gethsemani | "I had wondered what was holding the country together, what has been keeping the universe from | Wolfe, Ann F. |
Dispatch Columbus, OH (15 March 1959). Ann F. Wolfe
| 1959 |
| 06a | Thomas Merton Reflects on Morality | From October 1939 to November 1941, when Merton was in his mid-twenties, he was a convert to | Rogers, W.G. |
Toledo Blade (1 March 1959). W.G. Rogers. Also see 05b, 05c, 05d, 07a
| 1959 |
| 06b | The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton | In his preface tot his book, Thomas Merton writes: "These are a few selections taken from a diary | De Casia, Mary |
Globe Sioux City Iowa (12 March 1959). Sister Mary De Casia
| 1959 |
| 07a | Sunday News Book Reviews | From October 1939 to November 1941, when Merton was in his mid-twenties, he was a convert to | Rogers, W.G. |
N.H. Sunday News Manchester, NH (15 March 1959). W.G. Rogers. Also see 05b, 05c, 05d, 06a
| 1959 |
| 07b | Early Book By Merton Is Praised | The appearance of a new book by Thomas Merton is always an event. The reading public has come to | Moriarty, Mary O'C. |
Times Dispatch Richmond, VA (15 March 1959). M. O'C. Moriarty
| 1959 |
| 08a | By Giving They Gained All: the Beginning and End of Religious Experience | Father Louis, now at Gethsemane Abbey, Kentucky, startled the world of books some years back with | Maioriello, Gabriel Theo. |
Pilot Norfolk, VA (29 March 1959). Gabriel Theo. Maioriello
| 1959 |
| 08b | Thomas merton's Secular Journal Disappointing | This book consists of the private thoughts of Thomas Merton during the years 1939-1941, when he was | Christin, Robert E. |
Globe Democrat St. Louis MO (27 June 1959). Robert E. Christin
| 1959 |
| 08c | A Youthful Journal | This curious book, made up of selections from a journal kept between 1939 and 1941 by Thomas Merton, | Kelley, William P. |
Journal Providence RI (29 March 1959). William P. Kelley
| 1959 |
| 08d | Two 'Lost" Years: Thomas merton Resurrects an Old Journal | This book was fashioned from a manuscript written before Thomas Merton became a Trappist and | Cattol, Louise |
Journal Milwaukee, WI (12 April 1959). Louise Cattol
| 1959 |
| 09a | The Young Thomas Merton | When England's D.W. Brogan in a "Harper's" article some months ago contrasted the America of the | Deasy, Philip |
New York Herald Tribune Book Review (9 August 1959):11. Philip Deasy
| 1959 |
| 09b | | As an immediate first impression upon reading the entire book, this diary seems to relate the | |
Catholic Home Messenger St. Paul Monastery Canfield, OH (May 1959).
| 1959 |
| 09c | The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton | Whenever a person becomes famous, we wonder what he is like. Even more, we wonder what that person | Donohue, Thomas H. |
Ave Maria 86 (6 June 1959): 27. Thomas H. Donohue
| 1959 |
| 10 | The Pre-Monastic Merton | Here after 20 years, selections from a journal which Thomas Merton wrote before he became a Trappist | Habich, William |
Courier Journal [Louisville] (15 February 1959). William Habich
| 1959 |
| 11 | From Harlem to Gethsemani | Through the years subsequent to the publication of The Seven Storey Mountain the paradox that was | Lentfoehr, Therese, SDS |
Renascence 12 (Spring 1960): 149-153. Therese Lentfoehr SDS
| 1960 |
| 12 | | Another reissue is The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton. Written in 1940-1941 and first published | Weber, Richard K., OP |
Cross and Crown 29 (September 1977): 322.
| 1977 |
| 13 | | These selections from a twenty-year-old diary are advertised by the publishers as 'private thoughts | Webb, Geoffrey |
Blackfriars 40 (June 1959) 284-285.
| 1959 |
| 14 | | This book contains a few selections taken from the diary of Thomas Merton kept when he was a | King, John J., OMI |
American Ecclesiastical Review 141 (August 1959): 141-142.
| 1959 |
| 15 | | Writers do not become so overnight, nor do spiritual men; hence it is a sheer delight to trace, if | Lentfoehr, Therese, SDS |
Cross and Crown 13 (June 1961): 245-246.
| 1961 |
| 16 | | In our era, it is safe to say, no one has done more than Thomas Merton to unveil for the world the | Wolfe, Ann F. |
Saturday Review 42 (21 February 1959): 42.
| 1959 |
| 17 | Storming Heaven | One's appreciation of this book is only modified by Father Merton's candid admission that it has | Speaight. Robert |
Tablet [London] 213 (25 April 1959): 394-395.
| 1959 |
| 18 | | Even if he never wrote another word, Thomas Merton has attained a literary eminence by reason of | Genevieve, Sister Mary |
Sign 38 (April 1959): 62-63.
| 1959 |
| 19 | Prayer for a Miracle | Undoubtedly the most famous monk in America is Thomas Merton (Father M. Louis) of the Trappist | |
Newsweek 53 (16 February 1959): 106.
| 1959 |
| 20 | Cloistered Reflections | This journal covers the two years | Jennings, Elizabeth Joan |
Times Literary Supplement [London] 2986 (May 22 1959): 309.
| 1959. |
| 21 | | Among the previous writings of the | Lentfoehr, Therese, SDS |
The Critic XVII.4 (Feb.-Mar., 1959): 23-24.
| 1959. |
| 22 | | In his preface Thomas Merton tells us that the present volume | Connolly, Francis Xavier |
Catholic Telegraph - Register (September 11, 1959).
| 1959. |
| 23 | | Those who expect this book by Thomas Merton | Mullan, Desmond |
The Furrow, 10.11, (Nov. 1959): 743-744.
| 1959. |
| 24 | Merton: First and Last | To Christians in the secular world, surrounded by | Gorman, John R. |
Chicago Sun Times (3 January 1979).
| 1979. |