For a somewhat more detailed history of Thomas Merton,
I suggest that one take a look at his Wikipedia entry
though one should be cautious about accepting everything
there; see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Merton
Merton had a somewhat unusual history and probably would
be a good subject for a psychological case study.
By the way, Michael, did he ever mention Margie?
-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu
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On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:34:06 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote:
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'
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