"She was a great reader of theology," says Flannery O'Connor biographer Brad Gooch. "She said reading theology made her fiction bolder."
Posts Tagged: "Thomas Merton"
November 20, 2009: Brad Gooch Extended Interview
October 30, 2009: Building a Monastery of the Heart
"Is there anyone here who yearns for life and desires to see good days?" Those stirring words come at the beginning of one of the most durable spiritual guides of all time, the Rule of St. Benedict.
Sunrise at the Abbey of Gethsemani in the misty hills south of Louisville, Kentucky. The 55 Trappist monks who live here awake at 3:00 a.m. to begin their daily regimen of prayer and work — in silence.
June 5, 2009: Paul Pearson on Thomas Merton
Read more of Judy Valente’s interview about Thomas Merton with Paul Pearson, director and archivist at Bellarmine University’s Thomas Merton Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
June 5, 2009: Brother Paul Quenon on Thomas Merton
Read more of Judy Valente’s interview about Thomas Merton with Brother Paul Quenon at Gethsemani Abbey.
June 5, 2009: Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters
Read excerpts from THOMAS MERTON: A LIFE IN LETTERS: The Essential Collection edited by Willam H. Shannon and Christian M. Bochen
June 5, 2009: Thomas Merton in Pictures
View a slideshow of Thomas Merton images.










