International Thomas Merton Society
Bellarmine University
| Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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10:00 a.m. |
Registration begins |
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12-2:30 p.m. |
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1:00 p.m.
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Opening Sessions: - First Timers' Session - ITMS Chapters Workshop - Merton & Photography - Tribute to John Eudes Bamberger - Merton & Young People - Interreligious Dialogue: The Rochester Experience |
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3:00 p.m. |
Merton in Asia |
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5:00 p.m. |
Celebrating the Light: Interfaith Prayer Sharing |
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6:30 p.m.
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Banquet |
8:00 p.m. |
Entertainment: - Chairs - Nazareth College - Merton Jeopardy: "I Think I Really Know A Lot About Thomas Merton." - John King |
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7:30 a.m. |
Morning Meditation |
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9:00 a.m. |
Springboard Session:
Rachel Fell McDermott |
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10:45 a.m.
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Concurrent Sessions: - Merton & Hinduism - Merton & the Beat Poets - Merton: Fragmentation and Dialogue - Emerging Merton Scholars - Prayer: Desecrated Sanctuary |
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2:00 p.m. |
Mass |
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12:00-1:30 |
Lunch |
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2:00 p.m. |
General Session:
Herbert Mason & Sidney Griffith |
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3:30 p.m.
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Concurrent Sessions: - Merton & Sufi Wisdom - Merton & Spiritual Integration - Merton & Friends - Merton & Zen Buddhism - Prayer: Studying the Truth |
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5:30 p.m. |
Meditation: |
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6:00 p.m. |
Dinner |
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8:00 p.m. |
Keynote Address: James Conner, OCSO |
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7:30 a.m. |
Morning Meditation |
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9:00 a.m. |
General Session:
Judith Simmer-Brown |
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10:30 a.m.
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Concurrent Sessions: - Merton & Thich Nhat Hanh - Merton & the New Atheism - Merton’s Rain & the Rhinoceros - Merton: Interfaith Dialogue - Workshop: Telling Our Stories - Prayer: Awaken Sacred Heart |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m.
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Concurrent Sessions: - Merton’s Ecology - Merton & Social Justice - Merton & Monasticism - Workshop: I Am Spiritual - Prayer: A Zen Camera |
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3:15 p.m.
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Concurrent Sessions: - Merton & Buddhism - Merton & German Thinkers - Merton: Beyond Silence - Merton, Wholeness & Healing - Workshop: Lightheartedness in Bearing Light - Prayer: Exploring the Heart |
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5:00 p.m. |
ITMS Town Meeting |
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6:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
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8:00 p.m. |
Kate Campbell |
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8:00 a.m. |
Meditation |
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9:00 a.m. |
General Session:
Merton & Heschel |
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10:30 a.m. |
Closing Liturgy: Fr. William H. Shannon. |
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12:00 noon |
Light Lunch & Departure |
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