The Winter-Spring 1984 issue, Vol. 9, No.1 included:

• Daggy, Robert E. "Editorial: Merton: Views and Re-Views." 2-3.

• Ruttle, Paul, CP. "Book of Meditations." Rev. of Blaze of Recognition: Through the Year with Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations selected and edited by Thomas P. McDonnell. 4-5.

• MacCormick, Chalmers. "Eastern Exposure." Rev. of Thomas Merton and Asia: His Quest for Utopia by Alexander Lipski. 6-7.

• Pounder, Joe. "Two Poems." [poem] 8-9.

• Abdelnour, M. Madeline, SCN. "Prophet of Justice and Peace." Rev. of The Social Thought of Thomas Merton by Rev. David W. Givey. 10-11.

• Higgins, Michael W. "Testament of Griffin's Friendship." Rev. of Follow the Ecstasy: Thomas Merton, The Hermitage Years, 1965-68 by John Howard Griffin. 12-14.

• "Elderhostel 1984: 'Continued Growth with Age'." 14-15.

• "Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton." 16-20.

The Summer 1984 issue, Vol. 9, No.2 included:

• Pennington, M. Basil, OCSO. "Gift of Rare Value." Rev. of Merton: A Film Biography by Paul Wilkes and Audrey L. Glynn. 2-3.

• Daggy, Robert E. "Editorial: Of Films, Courses and Hostels: Merton Films, Merton Courses and Weeks with Thomas Merton (Naturally)." 4-5.

• Thurston, Bonnie Bowman. "Review of Criticism of Thomas Merton's Poetry." 6-10.

• Seitz, Ron. "Signature: In Memory of Thomas Merton." [poem] 11.

• Osborn, Don R. "Evolutionary Epistemology, Meditation, and Merton." 12-13.

• Kilcourse, George A. "New Phase of Merton Studies." Rev. of Letters from Tom: A Selection of Letters from Father Thomas Merton, Monk of Gethsemani, to W. H. Ferry, 1961-1968 edited by W. H. Ferry. 14-15.

• Stone, Naomi Burton. "New and Enlarged." Rev. of Thomas Merton/Monk: A Monastic Tribute edited by Patrick Hart, OCSO. 16-17.

• "Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton." 18-20.

From Volume 10 onwards four issues of The Merton Seasonal were published each year.