Books
Class focuses on Trappist monk Thomas Merton, a highly regarded writer who remains controversial nearly 40 years after his death.
July 16, 2005
STRIVING TOWARDS BEING. The Letters of Thomas Merton and Czeslaw Milosz. edited by Robert Faggen. Farrar, Straus & Giroux $21, 178 pages
June 13, 1997
The renowned book editor and publisher who edited many of Thomas Merton’s works donated nearly $1 million worth of the late poet’s papers to the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky.
Feb. 21, 2006
Religion: Thomas Merton’s 1948 story of spiritual awakening is being reissued in a 50th-anniversary edition. Controversial later works are also being revived.
Oct. 24, 1998
Since Thomas Merton’s accidental death in 1968, we have seen everything from picture books on people and places dear to him to two lengthy and widely reviewed recent biographies.
Oct. 13, 1985
World & Nation
In his historic address to Congress on Thursday, Pope Francis invoked four Americans who, through “hard work and sacrifice -- some at the cost of their lives,” were able to build “a better future” and shape fundamental American values: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day.
Sept. 24, 2015
It may be too early to say if Pope Francis’ speech to Congress will join the short list of America’s most memorable speeches, but he made the most of the moment.
Sister Mary Luke Tobin, 98, the only American woman to participate in the Roman Catholic Church’s Second Vatican Council, died Thursday in Nerinx, Ky.
Aug. 29, 2006
RUNNING TO THE MOUNTAIN; By Jon Katz; (Villard Books; $20, 224 pages)
March 6, 1999
Sports
The Seattle Seahawks signed former San Francisco 49er free safety Merton Hanks, who was released last week.
Sept. 14, 1999