Thomas Merton Thomas Merton was my novice master when I was studying to be a Trappist monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky in the late 1950s. Merton,whose monastic name was fr.Louis, was a contemplative monk who was previously was an atheist.His autobiography-The seven story mountain-has been hailed as a classic.Merton,knowing that I qriginated from the British Caribbean,joked with me about having a calypso style mass. It was Merton who introduced me to Daniel and Phil Berrigan. Dan got me in touch with Gannon Univerity in Erie,Pa where I began my undergraduate studies. Merton wanted to acheive a higher level of contemplation by leaving Gethsemani and joining either the Carthusans or the hermits of Carmaldoli in Big Sur,California.However,the Abbot at Cethsemani would not let him leave because his publications were of economic benefit to the monastery. Merton assigned me the name of br.Amadeus. Merton published a prayer: My Lord God, I have no idea of where I am going. Like Pope Francis,Merton;s emphasis was on the 'human person' michael daytona beach,florida
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