All are welcome to register to join Fr. John Dear in conversation with Steve Georgiou, Saturday, March 4, on “Walking the path of peace with Merton’s friend Robert Lax.” Click here to learn more and to register at the Beatitudes Center. Bob Lax, an old friend of Thomas Merton, was a writer and poet who spent … Continue reading March 4: John Dear and Steve Georgiou discuss Merton’s friend Robert Lax
Discovering the anti-racism of Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, scholar, writer and activist who died in 1968, continues to inspire and influence people around the world -- he was one of the four significant U.S. Americans cited by Pope Francis during his address to the U.S. Congress in 2015 (in addition to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., and … Continue reading Discovering the anti-racism of Thomas Merton