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The Merton Seasonal - Volume 48


The Spring 2023 issue, Vol. 48, No.1 included:

  • Ostenburg, John A. “The Merton Influence on Public Policy Development.” 3-8.
  • Lenox, Gary. “Reinventing the Wheel." [poem] 9-10.
  • Meyer, William. “The Contemplative Core: A Mertonian Vision of Education for a Post-Covid World." 11-15.
  • de Andrade, Eduardo. “Epiphany in Saffron." [poem] 16-17.
  • Morris, Barry K. “Creative Tension and Balanced Attention: Merton on Contemplation and Action." 18-23.

The Summer 2023 issue, Vol. 48, No.2 included:

  • Gardner, Fiona. “The Emotional Literacy of Thomas Merton.” 3-11.
  • Altany, Alan. “Imagined Memories: At the Grave of Thomas Merton." [poem] 12.
  • Srubas, Rachel M. “Writing the True Self." 13-20.
  • Meegan, William J. “Trees II." 21.
  • Colvin, Geoff. “Developing and Sustaining a Practice of Contemplative Prayer." 22-31.

The Fall 2023 issue, Vol. 48, No.3 included:

  • Blaine, Amrita Skye. "Four Poems." [poem] 12-14.
  • Kolp, Alan. "From Monk to Dancing Star: The Mertonian Influence on Ilia Delio." 15-21.
  • Lopez, Kay. "Thoughts in a New York Cathedral." [poem] 22.
  • Dekar, Paul R. "Praying in the Way of Catherine de Hueck Doherty and Thomas Merton." 23-26.

The Winter 2023 issue, Vol. 48, No.4 included:

  • Hilkert, Mary Catherine, OP. “Sophia Comes Reaching. Homily for Closing Eucharist, ITMS Eighteenth General Meeting, June 24, 2023.” 3-6.
  • Mangano, Mary Grace. “Christ of the Burnt Men." [poem] 7.
  • Berger, John and Tim McHargue. “'Understanding Our Exact Position': Contemplating Merton's 'Letter to Pablo Antonio Cuadra Concerning Giants'." 8-18.
  • Valente, Judith. "At Thomas Merton's Hermitage on His Death Anniversary." [poem] 19-20.
  • Spencer, Thomas. "'Love for Africa … in Some Measure My Own': Thomas Merton's African Awakening." 21-28.

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