The Spring 2004 issue, Vol. 29, No.1 included:

• Rosen, Sheila. "Hunting the Unicorn: Thomas Merton's New York." 3-7.

• Merton, Thomas. "An Unpublished Poem." [poem] 8.

• Merton, Ruth. "The Tiny House." 9-17.

• Aitken, Mary. "Found Poetry in Thomas Merton's The Seven Storey Mountain." 19-25.

• Chura, Walt, SFO. "The Tree of Life for the Healing of the Nations." Rev. of Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers by Thomas Merton, edited by Paul M. Pearson. 26-28.

• Sherwin, Richard E. "Graced by Passion and Compassion." Rev. of Thomas Merton and Judaism: Holiness in Words - Recognition, Repentance, and Renewal edited by Beatrice Bruteau. 29-32.

• Grip, Robert. "The Matrix Revisited, Merton Style." Rev. of The Merton Annual, Volume 15 edited by George A. Kilcourse. 33-34.

The Summer 2004 issue, Vol. 29, No.2 included:

• Reiser, William, S.J. “Thomas Merton: A Parable for Our Time.” 3-13.

• Merton, Thomas. “Grave Robber Beware.” [poem] Introduced by Paul M. Pearson. 14-15.

• Porter, J. S. “Thomas Merton as Public Intellectual.” 16-24.

• Thompson, Phillip M. “Thomas Merton and Leo Szilard: A Brief Meeting at the Intersection of Science and Religion.” 30-35.

• Stewart, Mary L. “Kernels of Truth.” Rev. of Seek the Silences with Thomas Merton: Reflections on Identity, Community and Transformative Action by Charles R. Ringma. 36-37.

• Wu, John, Jr. “Seeking Eastern Connections.” Rev. of Christian Contemplation and Zen-Taoism: A Study of Thomas Merton’s Writings by Ekman P. C. Tam. 38-41.

• Waldron, Robert. “A Novel Twist on Merton’s Death.” Rev. of The Bossuet Conspiracy by Bill Goodson. 42-43.

The Fall 2004 issue, Vol. 29, No.3 included:

• Merton, Thomas. “‘Life in the Damned Thing:’ The Letters of Thomas Merton to Reginald Marsh” introduced by Paul M. Pearson. 3-7.

• Doriot, Jeanne, SP. "Two Poems." [poem] 8.

• Harford, James. "Thomas Merton and Friends in the 1940s." 9-23.

• Lagouvardos, Moschos. "Memories of Robert Lax." 25-33.

• Berger, John. "Stimulating Encounters." Rev. of The Merton Annual, Volume 16 edited by Victor A. Kramer. 33-35.

• Simpson, John."An Astonishing Variety." Rev. of Owen Merton: Expatriate Painter by Roger Collins. 36-38.

• Wisniewski, Kristen. "Merton for a New Generation." Rev. of Thomas Merton by Samuel Willard Crompton. 39-40.

The Winter 2004 issue, Vol. 29, No.4 included:

• Thurston, Bonnie. "Islam in Alaska: Sufi Material in Thomas Merton in Alaska." 3-8.

•  Seitz, Ron. "Three Poems." [poem] 9-10.

• Pramuk, Christopher. "Christ and the Birds of Appetite: Breathing Life and Beauty into the Body of Faith." 11-17.

• Cooper, Jeffrey, CSC. "Dropped: Original Monk Bomb." [poem] 18-19.

• King, John. "A Merton Pamphlet in Multiple Versions: From Come to the Mountain to Cistercian Life." 20-26.

• Del Prete, Thomas. "A Timely Time Capsule." Rev. of Peace in the Post-Christian Era by Thomas Merton, edited by Patricia A. Burton. 27-30.

• Quenon, Paul, OCSO. "Poets Doing Business." Rev. of On the Banks of Monks Pond: The Thomas Merton/Jonathan Greene Correspondence with essays and notes by Jonathan Greene. 31.

• Raab, Joseph Q. "Uniting Divided Worlds in Christ." Rev. of The World in My Bloodstream: Thomas Merton's Universal Embrace edited by Angus Stuart. 32-35.