Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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The Thomas Merton CenterThe Thomas Merton Center is the official repository of Merton's artistic estate, which includes over thirteen hundred photographs and nine hundred drawings in addition to his writing. The Center archives more than fifty thousand Merton-related materials. Learn more about THE THOMAS MERTON CENTER The Thomas Merton Center is currently open Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm. Appointments are recommended for research visits. Further information for Visitors: merton.org/visit.aspx Further information for Research Visits: merton.org/visit-research.aspx
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The International Thomas Merton Society, formed in 1987, includes chapters throughout the world. The ITMS promotes the study of Thomas Merton and, with the Merton Center, co-publishes The Merton Seasonal. The next ITMS Conference will be held at Regis University, Denver, CO. from June 19 - 22, 2025.
Tuesdays with Merton - A webinar series presented by the ITMS and the Bernardin Center at CTU on the second Tuesday of each month.
Annual Fourth & Walnut Lecture
Finding Thomas Merton on the Campaign Trail
with John Dickerson
March 17th, 2026 - 7 pm.
20th Thomas Merton Black History Month Lecture
Dr. Carolyn Medine
Thomas Merton and the Undercommons
The Thomas Merton Center is currently open Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm.
See further details at: merton.org/visit.aspx
June
17th-20th, 2027
Iona University
New Rochelle, New York
A webinar series presented the second Tuesday each month by the ITMS and the Bernardin Center at CTU.