International Thomas Merton Society

The Thirteenth General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society
June 13-16, 2013
at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut

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In a letter to Abdul Aziz Thomas Merton spoke of "the hour of dawn when the world is silent and the new light is most pure," as "symbolizing the dawning of divine light in the stillness of our hearts." At that virgin point of the new day, Merton writes in Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, the dawn deacon cries “wisdom” but “we do not attend.” Merton’s call to wisdom in all areas of our lives – personal, political, social and environmental - echoes through the years. The wisdom Merton discovered in the bible, the fathers of the church, the great mystics, and his own contemplative practice; in philosophers and thinkers; and in the world of literature challenges us continually to a radical change of heart and life.

Plenary Speakers:
 

Ilia Delio, OSF

Elizabeth A. Dreyer

Christopher Pramuk

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI

Opening Sessions:
 

First-Timers' Session Robert Grip	Chapters Workshop Donna Kristoff, USU and Brenda Fitch Fairaday		The Merton Annual Workshop David J. Belcastro	Thomas Merton Center at Bridgeport		Emerging Scholars Joshua David Bishop / Daniel Ruiz-Sierra / Jeff Shaw / Matthew Emile Vaughan
		Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen Panel
John Eudes Bamberger, OCSO	Kevin Burns		Robert Jonas	Sue Moesteller, CSJ		Michael W. Higgins (presiding)

Concurrent Sessions:
 

Thomas Merton and Poetry 1 Fiona Gardner / Scott Grapin	Merton in Dialogue Christobol Serran-Pagan / Edward K. Kaplan	Merton and Vatican II John Callahan / Mack McGoldrick
Merton and Barth Raymond Carr / Ryan Scruggs	Merton and Poetry 2 Deborah Kehoe / John P. Collins	Merton in Dialogue Donald Grayston / Elizabeth Holmes
Merton and Peace Making Daniel P. Horan, OFM / Gordon Oyer	Merton: From Cloister to Classroom Natalie Terry and Jimmy Menkhaus / Alan Kolp	Merton and Spiritual Geography Kathleen M. Baker / Jeffrey Cooper, CSC
Merton and the Inner Landscape Monica Weis, SSJ / Lars Adolfsson	Merton and the Inner Light Paul R. Dekar / Robert W. Whalen	Merton as Intellectual Critic David Golemboski / Patrick Cousins
Merton and Poetry 3 Patrick F. O'Connell / Patrick Morgan	Merton and Spiritual Masters Christopher Kelly / Joseph Parisi, OCDS	Merton and Wisdom for Life William D. Apel / J. Patrick Mahon
Merton and Young Adults Laura Geary Dunson / Glenn Loughrey	Merton and Literary Friends Mark C. Meade / Michael McGregor	Merton and Indigenous Wisdom Marc Boswell / William Mangrum
	Merton and Vatican II Joseph Madonna / Bonnie Thurston

Workshops, Guided Prayer & Special Presentations:
 

Sharing the Wisdom: Studying and Teaching Merton Christine M. Bochen	Living Together with Wisdom: Merton’s Call and to Transform our Hearts and Lives Robert Wright	Yoga’s Transformative Wisdom Diane Chambers
Playing at God’s Side: Seeking Wisdom through Merton in Marks and Lines, Space and Silence Marianne Hieb, RSM	‘I Have Called You by Your Name’: Thomas Merton on the Black Experience – A Prose and Poetic Reading Malcolm F. Cash	Building Wisdom’s House: The Seven Pillars Brenda Fitch Fairaday
Attending to the Quiet Gifts of Monastic Artists Mary McDonald	Merton Light Mark Filut, OCSO	Using Merton’s Own Writings as the Framework for Prayer Timothy S. St. Onge
Merton’s Wisdom Rooted in God’s Wisdom Mary Louise Heffernan, SSJ	Attending to the Dawn Deacon: Health as Union with God Nass Cannon	“'Wisdom' Cries the Dawn Deacon”: The Healing Power of the Night Spirit and the Dawn Air Paul M. Pearson
Merton and the Poetic Experience of the Duino Elegies Detlev Cuntz	Let Sophia Free Your Creative Side Margaret Betz	Thomas Merton and the Birds of Gethsemani Gerard G. Koehn

Registration Fees:
(including conference registration and meals)

ITMS Member - $230.00

Non-Member - $280.00 (Join the ITMS)

Accommodation:
 

$165.00 (Single room for three nights - per person)

$120.00 (Share room for three nights - per person)

Cancellation Policy

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ITMS Daggy Scholarships

Daggy Youth/Student Scholarships enable young people (ages 14-29) to participate in an International Thomas Merton Society Conference by covering the costs of registration, meals and accommodation. For further information about Daggy Scholarships and an application form go to the Daggy Scholarship Web Page.

L to R: Robert G. Grip, Jeffrey T Kiernan, Paul M. Pearson, Christine M. Bochen, Kathleen Deignan, Christopher Kelly, June-Ann Greeley, Michael W. Higgins.

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