The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University

Timetable: ITMS 16th General Meeting

Conference Timetable


Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

 
 

Thursday, June 27

 


10:00 a.m.


Registration begins
     
  12:00 p.m. University Daily Mass (Mission Church)
     
 

1:00 p.m.

Opening Sessions
- First Timers' Orientation
- ITMS Chapters Workshop
- Merton Scholars Workshop
-
Journeying with Thomas Merton
- Merton in Correspondence
 

 

2:45 p.m.

 

Conference Welcome: Michael Higgins
Presidential Address: Mark Meade

 

 

3:15 p.m.

 

General Session (Mayer Theatre):
Ron Hansen

 

 

4:45 p.m.

 

Ecumenical Vespers
Mission Church

  5:30 p.m.
Dinner: University Dining Hall
     
  7:30 p.m. Musical Performance (Mayer Theatre):
Cyprian Consiglio, O.S.B. Cam.

   
 

Friday, June 28

 

7:30 a.m.


Silent Meditation
 

8:45 a.m.


Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton and Writing
- Merton and Racism
- Merton and the Ignatian Tradition, Dan Berrigan
- Merton and Dialogue with Asia
- Guided Meditation
- Workshops
     
 

10:30 a.m.

General Session: Robert Ellsberg
Music & Dance Facility, Recital Hall
 

12:00 p.m.

University Daily Mass (Mission Church)
 

12:00 noon

Lunch
 

1:30 p.m.


General Session:
Rose Marie Berger
Music & Dance Facility, Recital Hall
 

3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton and Poetry
- Merton and Formation
- Merton and Peace 
- Workshops
- Film
 


5:00 p.m.


Evening Prayer

Music & Dance Facility, Recital Hall
 
5:30 p.m.

Dinner
 

7:00 p.m.

ITMS Town Meeting
Music & Dance Facility, Recital Hall
 
7:30 p.m.

Two short films: "Day of a Stranger" by Cassidy Hall and Patrick Shen
"Merton Friends and Sleeping Under Those Magnificent Redwoods" by Morgan Atkinson
Music & Dance Facility, Recital Hall

   
 

Saturday, June 29

 

7:30 a.m.

Silent Meditation

8:45 a.m.

General Session:
Berrigan Panel
Music & Dance Facility, Recital Hall
     
 

10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton, Celts and Wildness
- Merton and (non) Religious Identity
- Merton and Peace
- Workshop
- Guided Meditation
- Guided Walking Meditation
 

12:00 noon

Lunch
     
 

1:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton and Ecology
- Merton and Racism
- Merton in the Classroom / Merton and Lax
- Workshops
-
Guided Meditation

3:15 p.m.


Concurrent Sessions:
- Merton and the Ignatian Tradition
- Merton and Peace
- Merton and the Off-Side
- Merton and Meaning
- Workshops
- Guided Meditation
 

6:00 p.m.

Conference Closing Eucharist, Vigil Mass (Mission Church)
 

7:00 p.m.


Conference Banquet with Benediction and
Presentation of "Louie" Awards
 

   
 

Sunday, June 30

Breakfast and Departure

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