The Spring 1996 issue, Vol. 21, No.1 included:

• Daggy, Robert E. "A Merton Mailbag (From Here and There)." 3.

• Hart, Patrick, OCSO. "Thomas Merton's Eightieth Birthday is Celebrated in Prades." 4-5.

• Voiles, Kenneth M. "Prades (Merton's Birthplace): A Poem." [poem] 6.

• O'Connell. Patrick F. "'And Call it Macaronic': An Unpublished Early Poem of Thomas Merton." 7-8.

• Hempstead-Milton, Sheila M. "Merton's Search for Paradise and His Integration of Ruth Merton, Sophia and Mary." 9-14.

• Gordy, Rose. "Will the Real Mary of Magdala Please Stand Up?" 15-18.

• Doriot, Jeanne, SP. "Four Poems." [poems] 19-22.

• Cassani, Genevieve, SSND. "Outer and Inner Landscapes." Rev. of Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer - The Journals of Thomas Merton, Vol. 2: 1941-1952 edited by Jonathan Montaldo. 23-25.

• Combs, Joan. "Brother Monk in Collected Essays." Rev. of Thomas Merton, My Brother: His Journey to Freedom, Compassion, and Final Integration by M. Basil Pennington. 26-27.

• King, John E. "Identifying Hammer Editions of Merton." Rev. of An Introduction to Victor and Carolyn Hammer with a Listing of the Books Printed as Their Several Presses compiled by Paul Evans Holbrook. 28-29.

• "Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton." 30-34.

The Summer 1996 issue, Vol. 21, No.2 included:

• Daggy, Robert E. "Editorial: Creativity and a '4': Thomas Merton's Developing Style." 3.

• Murray, Mary. "The Waters of Siloe as Literature: Thomas Merton Glad to be Home in the Cistercian Order." 4-7.

• Weis, Monica, SSJ. "Merton's Poetry: Early Recognition." 8-11.

• Van Groll, Pierre D. "Call for Dialogue." 12.

• O'Connell, Patrick F. "Remembering Lorca: Merton's Tribute to a Poetic Master."13-18.

• Daggy, Robert E. "Hurly Burly Secrets: A Reflection on Thomas Merton's French Poems." 19-26.

• Liddell, Rose Annette, SL. "What I Wear is Pants." Rev. of Merton: An Enneagram Profile by Suzanne Zuercher, OSB. 27-28.

• "Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton." 29-35.

The Winter 1996 issue, Vol. 21, No.4 included:

• McHargue, Tim, MSC. "A Pilgrimage in Bangkok." 3-6.

• King, John E. "Small Disagreement with Fr. Basil Pennington. What is Thomas Merton's First Book?" 7-11.

• Beltran Llavador, Fernando. "'Faith-filled Eyes in the Night': A Network of Saints for Our Times." 12-21.

• "Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton." 25-27.

With Volume 21:1 of The Merton Seasonal a new series of numbering began to enable the Seasonal to be published in its designated season and to bring the publication into line with the numbering of other periodicals and journals. So, there was NO Winter issue, 21:1's issue is Spring 1996.