ITMS Conference Presidential Addresses
| Conference Date and Venue | Conference Title | ITMS President | Presidential Address |
|
25-28 May 1989 Bellarmine University, Louisville KY |
The Pattern in the Seed: Thomas Merton’s Glimpse of the Cosmic Dance |
William H. Shannon | "The Farmer from Nelson County." |
| 13-16 June 1991 Nazareth College, Rochester NY |
A Huge Chorus of
Living Beings: The Voice of a New World |
Robert E. Daggy |
"Choirs of Millions: Thomas Merton and God's Creatures." |
| 10-13 June 1993 Colorado College, Colorado Springs CO |
Already One: Becoming What We Are |
Bonnie B. Thurston | "The Heresy of Individualism." |
| 15-18 June 1995 St Bonaventure University, Olean NY |
Summoned to
Explore the Heart: Thomas Merton’s Prophetic Challenge |
James Conner, OCSO | "A Prophet for the 21st Century." |
| 12-15 June 1997 Spring Hill College, Mobile AL |
From the Springs
of Compassion: Solitude, Solidarity, Social Transformation |
Patrick F. O'Connell | "Merton on the Eve of the Third Millennium." |
| 10-13 June 1999 St Jerome’s University, Waterloo, ON Canada |
Magnetic
North/True North: Geography Beyond Boundaries |
Thomas Del Prete |
"The Geography of
Nowhere: Living Beyond Boundaries." |
|
7-10 June 2001 Bellarmine University, Louisville KY |
Shining Like the Sun: Thomas Merton’s Transforming Vision |
Christine M. Bochen | “Mercy within Mercy within Mercy." |
|
5-7 June 2003 University of British Columbia, BC Canada |
The Hawk’s Dream:
Thomas Merton’s Sacred Landscape |
Jonathan Montaldo |
"'Going Home to Where I Have Never Been'.
Thomas Merton's Flight Toward Joy." |
| 9-12 June 2005 University of San Diego, San Diego CA |
Revelation of
Justice: Revolution of Love |
Erlinda G. Paguio |
"A New World Being
Born: Loving in a New Way." |
|
7-10 June 2007 Christian Brothers University, Memphis TN |
Wide Open to Heaven and Earth: Contemplation, Community, Culture |
Paul M. Pearson |
“Wide Open to Heaven and Earth: Contemplation, Community, Culture." |
|
11-14 June 2009 Nazareth College, Rochester NY |
Bearing Witness to the Light: Merton’s Challenge to a Fragmented World |
Donald Grayston |
"Monastic in His Own Way: Thomas Merton and Leonard Cohen." |
| 9-12 June 2011 Loyola University, Chicago IL |
With Roots in
Eternity: Merton, the Desert and the City |
Robert G. Grip |
"Thomas Merton and
Fulton Sheen: Roots in the Past with Messages for Eternity." |
| 13-16 June 2013 Sacred Heart University, Fairfield CT |
Living Together
with Wisdom: Merton's Call to Transform Our Hearts and Lives |
Kathleen Deignan, CND | "Dreaming Together with Wisdom." |
| 4-7 June 2015 Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY |
Merton 100: Living the Legacy |
David J. Belcastro | “Dear Beneficiaries of the Merton Legacy.” |
| 15-18 June 2017 St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY |
Overshadowed by
Mercy: Pilgrimage, Prayer, Prophecy |
Michael W. Higgins | "Light in a Darkening Landscape." |
| 27-30 June 2019 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA |
O Peace, Bless this Mad Place | Mark C. Meade | "From Merton to a Friend and from a President to the Society: 'The Realtiy of Personal Relationships Saves Everything'." |
| 23-26 June 2021 Virtual. |
Thou Inward Stranger | David Golemboski | "Absurdity and Imagination in a Time of Upheaval." |
| 22-25 June 2023 St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN |
Sophia Comes Forth Reaching | Christopher Pramuk |
"By Bowing My Ear a Little, I Have Received Her." Available to View at: 2023 Presidential Address |