Recent Publications By and About Thomas Merton

By MERTON

We continue with this issue of The Merton Seasonal to feature a "running bibliography"

of materials recently published and I or acquired by the Thomas Me1iqn Center.

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1. ["All the way down" - poem) "Tot in de diepe afgrond." Translated into Dutch by Jan Glorieux with cmmnentary

by Dirk Doms. CONTACTBLADMERTONVRIENDEN[Belgium] 10 (March 1996): no. 1, pp. 18-23.

2. "A balanced life of prayer." Foreword by Patrick Ha1i, OCSO. THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael

Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 1-21.

3. "Camus l Kosciol." Translated into Polish and abridged fromSiedem Esejow o Albercie Camusie by Renata Krempl.

TYGODNJKPOWSZECHNY(lO March 1996): no. 10, p. 8.

4. [The Climate of Monastic Prayer) KONTEMPLATJVNI MODL!TBA ; translated into Czech by Wendy Drozenova

(Prague: Zvon Ceskc Katolickc Nakladatelstvi, 1993): 121 pages.

5. ["Marxism and monastic perspectives" - excerpt) "Maxismo e perpesctivas monasticas (Trechos)." Translated

into Po1tugueses by Bento Gomes, OSB. ASSUNTOS MONASTICOS [Mosteiro de Sen-a Clara, Brazil] Qanuary

1996): p. 3.

6. "More than anything else in the spiritual life." Excerpt The Wisdom of the Desert. FELLOWSHIP IN PRAYER 47

(June 1996): no. 3, pp. 36-37.

7. [The New Man ] NOWY CZTOWJEK; translated into Polish by Przemyslaw Ciesielski, OP (Krakow: Wydawnictwo

ZNAK, 1996): 162 pages.

8. ["Seven essays on Albert Camus" from The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton] SIEDEM ESEJOW 0 ALBERCIE

CAJvJUS; translated into Polish by Renata Krempl with a Supplement by Czeslaw Milosz (Bydgoszcz, Poland:

Wydawnictwo Homini, 1996); 232 pages. [Cena 9, 90 zl.]

9. THOMAS MERTON 'S FOUR POEMS IN FRENCH; with translation into English by Rupert E. Pickens and Afterword

by Robert E. Daggy (Lexington, Kentucky: The Anvi l Press, 1996): 53 pages [$75.00 hardcover - Limited edition

of 100 copies].

10. [Thoughts in Solitude - excerpt) "Overdenkingen in de eenzaamheid." Translated into Dutch by Constant Broos.

CONTACTBLADMERTONVRIENDEN [Belgium] 10 (March 1996): no. 1, pp. 5~6.

11. "Time of transition: a select ion ofletters from the earliest correspondence of Thomas Merton and Ernesto Cardenal."

Edited by Christine M. Bochen; translations by Roberto S. Goizueta. THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael

Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 162-200.

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l. Archdeacon, Denis. "A mountain at the centre of the earth." Review of Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation I The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume One 1939-194/; edited by Patrick Hait, OCSO. CATHOLIC

HERALD [London] (23 February 1996): p. 6.

2. Badaracco, Claire. "Animated outsiders: echoes of Merton in Hampi, Norris, Di llard, and Ehrlich." THE MERTON

ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 150-161.

3. Becat, Andre, & Milon, Gerrard. "Un Pradeen celebre: Thomas Merton." CONFLENT[Prades, France] 36 (Janu­

ary-February 1996): no. 199, pp. 39-41.

4. Beltran Llavador, Fernando. "Dos estudios de oportunidad sobre Thomas Merton." CJSTERClUM 47 (October­December 1995): no. 203, pp. 743-758.

5. Beltran Llavador, Fernando. LA CONTEMPLACION EN LA ACClON: THOMAS MERTON; prologue by Fran­cisco Rafael de Pascual, OCSO (Madrid: San Pablo, 1996): 172 pages. [Collection Testigos # 25.]

6. Beltran Llavador, Fernando. "Thomas Merton y la identidad de! hombre nuevo." in EL SOL A MEDIANOCHE: LA EXPERIENCIA MIST/CA, TRADICJON Y ACTUAL/DAD; edited by Luce Lopez-Baralt and Lorenzo Piera for the Centro Internacional de Estudios Misticos (Madrid: Editorial Trotta, 1996): pp. 119-134.

7. Bodo, Murray, OFM. "At Merton's hermitage." IMAGE: A JOURNAL OF THE ARTS AND RELIGJON( l996):

no. 12,pp. 103-115.

8. Broos, Constant. "Stan Broos over Thomas Merton." CONTA CTBLAD MERTONVRIENDEN [Belgium] 10 (March 1996): no. 1, p. 17.

9. Broos, Constant. '"Your Heart is My Hermitage': Het weekend in Southampton 17-19 mei 1996." CONTACTBLAD

MERTONVRJENDEN[Belgium] 10 (March 1996): no. 1, p. 43.

10. Brown, Kathy. "Moonlight in the soul: Thomas Merton's glowing start as a monk." Review of Entering the

Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer I The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Two 1941-1952; edited by Jonathan Montaldo. LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER (14 April 1996): p. E4.

11. Burton-Christie, Douglas. "[Review of] Witness to Freedom: The Letters of Thomas Merton in Times of Crisis; edited by William H. Shannon." THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 246-254.

12. Callaghan, Annice, RSCJ. "The development of Thomas Merton 's Christ-consciousness." THE AMERICAN

BENEDICTINE REVEIW 47 (March 1996): no. 1, pp. 99-1 13 .

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13. Cardenal, Ernesto. "Cas cavcrnas [The caves)." Poem. Translated from Spanish into English by Olga Mouromzeff

and David Scott. THE MERTON JOURNAL fEngland) 3 (Easter 1996): no. I, pp. 66-69.

14. Carr, Anne E. "Prose into prayer: Merton in his journals." Review of Run to the Mountain: The Sto1 J1 of a Vocation

I The Journals o.f Tho111as Merton, Volume One 1939 - 1941, edited by Patrick JI art, OCSO; Entering the Silence:

Beco111ing a Monk and Writer I The Joumals of Thomas Mer/011, Volume Tivo 194 I - I 952; edited by Jonathan

Montaldo; and A Search }or Solitude: Pursuing the Monks True Life I The Journals of Tho111as Merion, Volume

Three, 1952-1960, edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham. CHRlSTJAN CENTURY(22- 29 May 1996): pp. 570-571.

15. Cassani , Genevieve, SSND. "Outer and inner landscapes." Review of Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and

Writer I The Journals of Thomas Merion, Volume Two 1941 - 1952; edited by Jonathan Montaldo. TJ!E MERTON

SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996): no. I , pp. 23-25.

16. Collier, Trent Bryce. A MADMAN RUNS TO THE EAST: THOMAS MERTON AND ZEN BUDDHISM; senior

honors paper (Delaware, Ohio: Ohio Wesleyan University, 1996): 79 pages.

17. Combs, Joan. "Brother monk in collected essays." Review of Thomas Merton, My Brother: His Journey lo Free­

dom, Compassion, and Final Integration, by M. Basil Pennington, OCSO. TIIE MERTON SEASONAL 2 1 (Spring

1996): no. 1, pp. 26-27.

18. Conn, Joann Wolski. "[Review of] Thomas Merton in Search of His Soul: A Jungian Perspective, by Robert G.

Walsdron." THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press,

1995): pp. 258-261.

19. Daggy, Robert Edward. "A Merton mailbag (from here and there)." TIIE MERTON SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996):

no. I, p. 3.

20. Daggy, Robert Edward. "[Review of] Passion.for Peace: The Social Essays, by Thomas Merton [ed. William H. Shannon]." AMERICA 174 (13 April 1996): no. 12, pp. 28-29.

21. Del Prete, Thomas. "Culture and the formation of personal identity: dilcmna and dialectic in Thomas Merton's

teaching." THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press,

1995): pp. I 05-121.

22. Doms, Dirk. "Bij 'A ll the Way Down."' CONTACTBLADMERTONVRIENDEN [Belgium] 10 (March 1996): no.

1, pp. 22-23.

23. Doms, Dirk. " Editoriaal." CONTACTBLAD MERTONVRIENDEN [Belgium) 10 (March 1996): no. I, pp. 3-4.

24. Doms, Dirk. "Thomas Merton en Julian van Norwich." CONTACTBLAD MERTONVRIENDEN [Belgium] 10

(March 1996): no. 1, pp. 7-16.

25. Doriot, Jeanne, SP. "Four Poems: Jubilee; D Lama visits T Merton (or summit at Gethsemani); At first glance

Merton; Vocation ( 1941-1968)." THE MERTON SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996): no. I, pp . 19-22.

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26. Downey, Michael. "Collision course 10 I: the monastery, the academy, and the corporation." THE MERTON AN­

NUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegevi lle, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. ix-xii.

27. Downey, Michael. "Daughter of Carmel; son ofCiteaux: a friendship endures I an interview about Thomas Merton with Angela Collins, OCD." lnterveiw by Michael Downey; edited by Andrew Hartmans. THE MERTON ANNUAL

8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 201-220.

28. Drozenova, Wendy, & Hejna, Marketa. "Thomas Merton: portret." AD: MAGAZJN PRO MLADE [Prague]

(1994): no. 12, pp. 26-28.

29. Dulles, Avery, SJ. "The lure of Catholicism: Merton 's generation and our own." NEW OXFORD REVIEW 62 (March 1995): no. 2, pp. 6-14.

30. Finley, Mitch. "(Review of] Witness to Freedom: The Letters of Thomas Merton in Times of Crisis; edited by William H. Shannon and Run to the Mountain: The Stmy of a Vocation I The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume

One 1939-1941; edited by Patrick Hart, OCSO." ST. ANTHONY MESSENGER I 04 (June 1996): no. l , pp. 50-5 1.

31. Fox, Matthew. CONFESSIONS (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996).

On pages 73-74, Fox repeats the rumor that the CIA killed Merton. He says: "J believe

today that among those assassinated at this time [1968] was Thomas Merton."

32. Franken, Guus. "Mertonweekend 25-27 Oktober Ossendrecht (NL.)." CONTACTBLAD MERTONVRJENDEN [Bel­gium] 10 (March 1996): no. I , pp. 39-40.

33. Franken-Spee, Maud. " Ikonen, een genadevolle ontmoeting." CONTACTBLAD MERTONVRJENDEN [Belgium] I 0 (March 1996): no. 1, pp. 24-38.

34. Fuller, Roy D. "The virtuous teacher: Thomas Merton's contribution to a spirituality of higher education." THE

MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 59-74.

35. Gervais, Marty. " Intimate thoughts revisited." Review of Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer I The

Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Two 1941 - 1952; edited by Jonathan Montaldo. THE WINDSOR STAR (17 February 1996): p. E4.

36. Gomes, Bento, OSB. "Thomas Me1ton, o monge cscritor." ASSUNTOS MONA ST/COS [Mosteiro de Serra Clara, Brazil] (January 1996): p. 2.

37. Gordy, Rose. "Will the real Mary of Magdaia please stand up?" THE MERTON SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996): no. 1, pp. 15-18.

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38. Graham, Terry. "Sufism: the 'strange subject' I Thomas Merton's views of Sufism." THE MERTON JOURNAL

[England) 3 (Easter 1996): no. 1, pp. 27-48.

39. Hart, Patrick, OCSO. "A celebration in Prades, France, of Thomas Me11on's eightieth birthday." THE MERTON

JOURNAL [England] 3 (Easter I 996): no. I, pp. 9-11.

40. Hai1, Patrick, OCSO. "Thomas Merton's eightieth birthday is celebrated in Prades." THE MERTON SEASONAL 21

(Spring 1996): no. I, pp. 4-5.

41. Hejna, Marketa, & Drozenova, Wendy. "Thomas Merton: portret. " AD: MAGAZIN PRO MLADE [Prague] (1994):

no. 12, pp. 26-28.

42. Hempstead-Milton, Sheila M. "Me11on's search for paradise and his integration of Ruth Me11on, Sophia and Mary."

THE MERTON SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996): no. I, pp. 9-14.

43. Kerkhofs, Bob. "Bezinningsweekend in Schotenhof." CONTACTBLADMERTONVRIENDEN[Be1gium] 10 (March

I 996): no. 1, pp. 42.

44. Kerkhofs, Bob. "Mertonweekencl in Zevenbergen-Ranst." CONTACTBLAD MERTONVRIENDEN [Belgium] 10

(March 1996): no. 1, pp. 41.

45. King, John E. "Identifying Hammer editions of Merton." Review of An Introduction to Victor and Carolyn Ham­

mer with a Listing of the Books Printed at Their Several Presses; compiled by Paul Evans Holbrook. THE MERTON

SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996): no. 1, pp. 28-29.

46. Kramer, Victor A . "Thousands of words: a bibliographical rcveiw." THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael

Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 221-245 .

47. Lewis, Gloria Kitto. " Learning to live: Merton's students remember his teaching." THE MERTON ANNUAL 8;

edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 88-104.

48. Librmy Journal - Editors. "[Review of] A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk '.s True life I The Journals of

Thomas Merton, Volume Three, 1952 - 1960; edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham." LIBRARY JOURNAL (I May

1996): p. 100.

49. Lopez, Maria Luisa. "La paz en Thomas Me11on." JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

3 ( 1995): pp. 14-27.

50. Lopez, Maria Luisa. "Lo santo en Mc11on." SAPIENT/A: THE EICH! UNIVERSITY REVIEW [Osaka] 30 (Febru­

ary 1996): pp. 181-200.

5 1. McKenna, Thomas F., CM. "A voice in the postmodern wilderness: Merton on monastic renewal." THE MERTON

ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 122-J 37.

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52. Milon, Gerard, & Becat, Andre. "Un Pradeen celebre: Thomas Merton." CONFLENT [Prades, France] 36 (Janu­

m-y-Fcbruary 1996): no. 199, pp. 39-41.

53. Neuman, Matthias, OSB. "Revisiting Zen and the Birds of Appetite after twenty-five years." THE MERTON AN­

NUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 138-149.

54. Nevin, Lindsay. "[Review ofJ A Seven Day Journey with Thomas Merton, by Esther de Waal." THE MERTON JOURNAL [England] 3 (Easter 1996): no. 1, p. 70.

55. O 'Connell, Patrick F. "'And called it macaronic': an unpublished early poem of Thomas Merton." THE MERTON

SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996): no. 1, pp. 7-8.

56. Padovano, Anthony T. A RETREAT WITH THOMAS MERTON: BECOMING WHO WE ARE (Cincinnati, Ohio:

St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1995): 112 pages. [$7.95 paperback]

57. Paguio, Erlinda G. "[Review of] A Catch of Anti-Letters, by Thomas Merton and Robert Lax." THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 254-257.

58. Paguio, Erlinda G. "Thomas Merton and the saints of Carmel." SPIRITUAL l/FE 42 (Summer 1996): no. 2, pp.

74-86.

59. Palmer, Parker J. "Contemplation reconsidered: the human way in." THE MERTON ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael

Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 22-37.

60. Pearson, Paul M. "'By their metaphors shall you know them': Thomas Me11on's use of autobiographical meta­

phors." THE MERTON JOURNAL [England] 3 (Easter 1996): no. 1, p. 49-56.

61. Publishers Weekly - Editors. "[Review of] A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk '.s True Life I The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Three, 1952- 1960; edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY(l3

May 1996): pp. 68-69.

62. Ruttle, Paul, CP. "Voice of the stranger: Merton's penetration of the myste1-y of the Maya." CISTERClAN STUD­

IES QUARTERLY31 (1996): no. 2, pp. 203-214.

63. Shannon, William Henry. SEEDS OF PEACE: CONTEMPLATION AND NON-VIOLENCE (New York: Cross-road, 1996): vi, 181 pages. [$14.95 paperback]

64. Sochon, Jan. "Dar uwagi (Korespondencja Thomas Merton - Czeslaw Milosz)." In U DRZWI GODOT: SZKICE 0 POEZJI, FILOZOF/11 TEOLOGIJ, by Jan Sochon (Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Archidiecezji Warszawskiej, 1995):

pp. 89-93.

65. Sullivan, Danny. "[Review ofJ Rediscovering Holiness: The Search for the Sacred Today, by Melvyn Matthews." THE MERTON JOURNAL [England] 3 (Easter 1996): no. I , p. 70-7 1.

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66. Talbott, Harold. "The Jesus lama: Thomas Merton in the Himalayas I an interview." THE MERTON JOURNAL

[England] 3 (Easter 1996): no. 1, p. 2-8.

67. Tastard, Terry. "The mystery of God." THE MERTON.JOURNAL [England] 3 (Easter 1996): no. 1, p. 12-22.

68. Thomson, Clarence. "Merton's journals reflect on nearly everything." Review of Run to the Mountain : The Sto1y

of a Vocation I The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume One 1939 - 1941, edited by Patrick Hart, OCSO; Entering

the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer I The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Two 1941 - 1952; edited by Jonathan Montaldo. NATIONAL CATHOLJC REPORTER (8 March 1996): p. 4.

69. Thomson,_ Ian. "Mount Saint Bernard." THE MERTON JOURNAL [England] 3 (Easter 1996): no. 1, p. 23-26.

70. Tobin, Mary Luke, SL. "Merton and Berrigan: an extraordina1y friendship, two extraordinmy spirits." lnAPOSTLE

OF PEACE: ESSAYS JN HONOR OF DANIEL BERRIGAN; edited by John Dear, SJ (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis

Books, 1996): pp. 210-2 13.

71. Uebbing, James. "The poet who fell off the map: Robert Lax on the island of Pahnos." COMMONWEAL (I 9 April

1996): pp. 13-17.

72. Upton, Julia Ann, RSM. "Humanizing the university: adding the contemplative dimcnsi.on." THE MERTON AN­

NUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 75-87.

73. Voiles, Kenneth M. "Prades (Merton 's birthplace): a poem." THE MERTON SEASONAL 21 (Spring 1996): no. I ,

p. 6.

74. Wadell, Paul J., CP. "The human way out: the friendship of charity as a countercultural practice." THE MERTON

ANNUAL 8; edited by Michael Downey (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1995): pp. 38-58.

75. Wainwright, C. Anthony. MOMENT OF TRUTH: LETTERS; collected and edited by C. Anthony Wainwright (Miami, Florida: KA R Printing, 1990): 175 pages.

A letter from Merton with brief introduction appears on pp. 9-12. Wainwright obvi­

ously doesn 't know Merton well since he remarks: "Father Me1ton never spoke after taking his vows." The Jetter is included in Witness to Freedom (1994): pp. 253-254.

76. Zuercher, Suzanne, OSB. MERTON: AN ENNEAGRAM PROFILE (Noh·e Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1996): 215 pages. [$9.95 paperback]