BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Contemplative Outreach Birmingham announces their 20th Annual Conference Saturday, March 9, 2013, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Birmingham. Gray Matthews, Ph.D., a former ...

On Dec. 10, 1968, one of the great contemporary mystics died at only 53 years of age. Thomas Merton — Trappist monk, spiritual master, and leader of interfaith understanding — was gone much too soon.

The two-part class "Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton" will be offered again at the Presentation Prayer Center. Merton has been called one of the most influential American Catholic authors ...

Like his beautifully crafted letters and journals, Merton's prayers and drawings reveal his multifaceted personality, his hunger for God and his passion for providing others with a glimpse of the path ...

On a day when our company has announced yet another round of layoffs, it was good to stumble onto this prayer, from Thomas Merton's classic book of meditations, Thoughts in Solitude. It is, as ...

On December 10, 1968, one of the great contemporary mystics died at only 53 years of age. Thomas Merton — Trappist monk, spiritual master, and leader of interfaith understanding — was gone much too ...

The only chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society that is located in a prison is at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Shirley, according to the 83-year-old who started it there.

Read more of Judy Valente’s interview about Thomas Merton with Brother Paul Quenon at Gethsemani Abbey: Q: Describe for me what you think is the essence of the Trappist life. A: Well, the essence of ...

Trappist Father Thomas Merton, one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century, is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/Merton Legacy Trust and the Thomas Merton Center at ...

The Presentation Prayer Center will sponsor a two-part class on American Catholic author Thomas Merton. "Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton" will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 and 7 p.m. March 9.