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The Merton Seasonal - Volume 44


The Spring 2019 issue, Vol. 44, No.1 included:

  • Horan, Daniel P., OFM. “Martin, Malcolm and Merton: The Work for Racial Justice and the Responsibility of Catholic Spirituality.” 3-12.
  • Porter, J. S. “Robert Lax: Scratches.” [poem] 13.
  • Cannon, Nass. “A Circle Dance of Love: Thomas Merton, Contemplation and the Cosmic Dance.” 14-19.
  • Hodges, David. “Two Poems.” [poem] 20-21.
  • Belcastro, David Joseph. “Thomas Merton and Richard Rodriguez: A Conversation at the Edge of a Desert.” 22-28.

The Summer 2019 issue, Vol. 44, No.2 included:

  • O'Connell, Patrick F. “Editor's Note.” 3-4.
  • “Patrick Hart, OCSO – A Biographical Timeline.” 5-6.
  • Kelly, Timothy, OCSO. “A Life of Service for Others: Homily for the Funeral Mass of Brother Patrick Hart – February 28, 2019.” 7-8.
  • Hart, Patrick, OCSO. “The Heritage of Celtic Monasticism.” 9-19.
  • Hart, Patrick, OCSO. “Irish Monastic Art and Poetry.” 19-31.
  • Hart, Patrick, OCSO. “Eremitism in the Celtic Church.” 31-40.
  • “Heart to Hart: Memories and Reflections.” 41-52.
  • Burton, Patricia A.; and Patrick F. O'Connell. “Patrick Hart, OCSO: A Bibliography.” 53-67.

The Fall 2019 issue, Vol. 44, No.3 included:

  • Hoffenkamp, Carol. “Monk on Fire(watch).” [poem] 6.
  • Raab, Joseph Quinn. “Madness and Meaning: Thomas Merton’s Reading of Hannah Arendt, Michel Foucault and the Babble of the 1960s." 7-14.
  • Brydges, David C. “Thomas Merton – Guide of the God Game." [poem] 15-17.
  • Apel, William. “How to Disagree: Peace-Building in the Interfaith Letters of Thomas Merton and Doña Luisa Coomaraswamy." 18-22.
  • Pearson, Paul M. Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton. 30-39.

The Winter 2019 issue, Vol. 44, No.4 included:

  • Valente, Judith. “Let Peace Be Your Aim: Thomas Merton, Peacemaking and The Rule of St. Benedict.” 3-7.
  • Hoffman, Jo Ann Steger. “Prayer Manual.” [poem] 8.
  • Tarr, Kathleen. “From the Inner Frontier to the Last Frontier: Thomas Merton’s 1968 Alaska Journey." 9-20.
  • Cox, Randy. “Music to My Ears.” [poem] 21.
  • Culliford, Larry. “‘We Are Already One’: Thomas Merton, Science and Wisdom." 22-26.
  • Pearson, Paul M. Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton. 37-39.

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