Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and bestselling author of such beloved works as The Seven Storey Mountain and New Seeds of Contemplation. One of the 20th century’s great mystics, Merton was also a masterful teacher who delivered powerful conferences to the novice monks at the Abbey of Gethsemani. In these conferences, Merton’s thinking moved from cloistered monastic life to issues of social justice and interreligious understanding. A spiritual sage and guide for countless men and women, Merton struggled with complex questions about God’s existence and the role of organized religion.
Those who knew him also experienced his gifts as a homilist and teacher. These special, remastered recordings are part of his spoken word legacy. They are actual recordings of Thomas Merton. By agreement with The Thomas Merton Legacy Trust, Now You Know Media has the sole right to record, master, re-master, duplicate, market, and disseminate copies of “The Merton Recordings,” which are a selection of the archives housed in the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky.
Timothy M., MI –
Winter Survey: January 2017
I really enjoy hearing Thomas Merton’s voice in the programs you offer. It is like sitting at the feet of a master spiritual guide. I found listening to Merton dictate his letter to the Pope, in the talk “A Message of Contemplatives to the World”, to be a great privilege.
Sr. Irene N. OSF., PA –
Spring Survey: April 2017
Not needing to take notes as during a live presentation by a retreat Master because it can always be played again and again at different occasions and locations It easy to share the message with others who are less able bodied to travel etc.