The Winter 1986 issue, Vol. 11, No.1 included:

• Daggy, Robert E. "Editorial: Merton Smorgasbord: A 'Feast' of Merton Projects for 1986 ." 2-4.

• Grip, Robert. "The Merton Files: Washington Watches the Monk." 5-7.

• Pennington, M. Basil, OCSO. "The Merton Collection at Boston College." 8-10.

• Ledbetter, J.T. "Gethsemani Abbey." [poem] 12-13.

• Tobin, Mary Luke, SL. "Facets of Merton." Rev. of Getting It All Together: The Heritage of Thomas Merton edited by Timothy Mulhearn. 14-15.

• Broos, Constant. "A Belgian Merton Symposium." 16-17.

• "A Merton Symposium at Kalamazoo: May 8- May 11, 1986 ." 18-19.

The Spring 1986 issue, Vol. 11, No.2 included:

• Grayston, Donald. "Merton's Quarrel With Kanchenjunga." 2-6.

• Young, Gary, CR. "The Prophet Merton." [poem] 7.

• Kramer, Victor A. "Thomas Merton Oral History: A Beginning - A Report on Nineteen Archival Interviews." 8-9.

• Urwin, Ray W. "Surely It Is God Who Saves Me." 10-11.

• Hinson, E. Glenn. "Service to Mertonphiles." Rev. of Thomas Merton: The Development of a Spiritual Theologian by Donald Grayston. 12-13.

• Wilkes, Paul. "The Merton Challenge." Rev. of Thomas Merton: The Development of a Spiritual Theologian by Donald Grayston. 14-15.

• Quenon, Paul, OCSO. "Seitz Say." Rev. of The Gethsemani Poems by Ron Seitz. 16-17.

• Patnaik, Deba Prasad. "Emotions in Tranquility." Rev. of The Gethsemani Poems by Ron Seitz. 18-19.

The Summer 1986 issue, Vol. 11, No.3 included:

• Daggy, Robert E. "Editorial: 'A Great Soul': Owen Merton May 14, 1887 - January 18, 1931 ." 2-4.

• Callard, D.A. "Father of the Man: An Investigation into the Roots of Thomas Merton." 5-8.

• Merton, Owen. "At Dawn." [poem] 9.

• Merton, Owen. "An Owen Merton Letter." 10-11.

• Weaver, Mary Jo. "'An Honorable, Good Man?'" Rev. of "Pretty Good for a Woman": The Enigmas of Evelyn Scott by D. A. Callard 12-13.

• Rice, Edward. "Accuracy in Merton: A Plan for Getting the Facts Right." 14-15.

• Shannon, William H. "'All-The-Things-You-Wanted-To-Know-About-Merton'." Rev. of Thomas Merton: A Comprehensive Bibliography compiled and edited by Marquita E. Breit and Robert E. Daggy. 16-17.

• Pennington, M. Basil, OCSO. "Frisbee Smiles." Rev. of Thomas Merton: A Comprehensive Bibliography compiled and edited by Marquita E. Breit and Robert E. Daggy. 18-19.

The Fall 1986 issue, Vol. 11, No.4 included:

• Yarran, Willie. "Seeing Through Language: Thomas Merton's Contemplation of Hidden Wholeness With a Perspective from Ludwig Wittgenstein." 2-9.

• Cunningham, Lawrence S. "The Black Painting in the Hermit Hatch: A Note on Thomas Merton and Ad Reinhardt." 10-12.

• Inman, Will. "Reachers and Bringers." [poem] 13.

• Padovano, Anthony T. "Eighteen Poems: A Commentary." Rev. of Eighteen Poems by Thomas Merton. 14-15.

• Kronenberg, James M. "Thomas Merton's Love and Living." Rev. of Love and Living by Thomas Merton. 16-19.

• Padovano, Anthony T. "A Worthy Effort." Rev. of The Legacy of Thomas Merton edited by Patrick Hart, OCSO. 20.

• Stone, Rob. "A Healthy Legacy." Rev. of The Legacy of Thomas Merton edited by Patrick Hart, OCSO. 21.