The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University

Timetable: ITMS 19th General Meeting

Conference Timetable


Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

 
 

Thursday, June 19

     
 

10:00 a.m.

Registration begins
     
 

1:00 p.m.

Opening Sessions
- First Timers' Orientation
- ITMS Chapters Workshop
- International Perspectives on Merton
- Merton Research and Researching Merton
-
Emerging Scholars A
- Emerging Scholars B
     
 

2:30 p.m.

Conference Welcome: Christopher Pramuk
Presidential Address: Judith Valente
Opening Prayer

     
 

4:15 p.m.

General Session:
Kevin Burke, SJ. and Julia Prinz, VDMF.

     
  6:00 p.m. Dinner: University Student Center
     
  7:00 p.m. Reception

   
 

Friday, June 20

     
 

7:30 a.m.

Morning Prayer
     

8:45 a.m.

General Session: Merton in the American West
Fred Bahnson, David Odorisio, Jeremy Siefert, Kathleen Tarr
     
 

10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton & Moriarty
- Merton & the Web of Life
- Merton & Place I
- Merton & the New Monasticism
- Workshop I
- Workshop II
- Guided Meditation
     
 

12:00 noon

Lunch
     
 

2:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton & Place II
- Merton's Dialogue with Islam
- Merton & Finding Our Place in the World
- Workshop I
- Workshop II
- Creative Presentation
- Guided Meditation
     
 

3:45 p.m.

ITMS Town Hall
     
 

5:00 p.m.

Evening Prayer
     
  5:30 p.m. Dinner
 

 

 
  7:00 p.m. General Session:
Stephanie Paulsell

   
 

Saturday, June 21

     
  7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
     
8:45 a.m. General Session:
Gregory Hillis
     
  10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton & Ecology
- Merton & the Place of Home
- Merton & the Journey to Unity
- Workshop I
- Workshop II
- Creative Presentation
- Guided Meditation
     
11:45 a. m. Lunch
     
  1:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton & the City
- Merton & Social Commitment
- Merton & Mystical Ecology
- Workshop I
- Workshop II
- Creative Presentation
- Guided Meditation
     
3.00 p.m. General Session:
Estevan Rael-Gálvez with Nicki Gonzales
     
  5.00 p.m. Indigenous Closing Prayer
     
  5.30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
     
  6:00 pm. Dinner
     
  7:30 p.m. Closing and Presentation of "Louie" Awards
     
  8:30 p.m. Dessert Reception

   
 

Sunday, June 22

     
  7:30 a.m. Breakfast and Departure
     
  10:00 a.m. Mass (optional)
with Regis worshipping community
     

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