December 10, 2008

A Journey Complete

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This marks, for me, the end of a significant journey with Thomas Merton. It has definitely been a pilgrimage of discovery and delight! Thoug...
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Merton and Barth

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December 10, 1968 Thomas Merton and Karl Barth both died on December 10, 1968. I'm not sure what personal connection this monk and theol...

The Death of Thomas Merton

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January 31, 1915 - December 10, 2008 On December 10, 1968 Thomas Merton died of an accidental electric shock from a faulty electric fan in h...
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December 9, 2008

Prelude to a Pilgrimage

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I've been reading through some of Merton's 1968 journal entries and correspondence to get a sense of "where he is at" in t...
December 8, 2008

The Last Posts

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December 8, 1968 Journal Entry Thomas Merton posts the last entry to his journal on December 8, 1968 from the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok. For...

John Lennon

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October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980
December 7, 2008

Singapore - Bangkok

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December 7, 1968 Merton has traveled from Singapore to Bangkok. His last remarks on December 6th reflect his mood and hopes at this stage o...

Steppenwolf - Trilogy

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Steppenwolf - "Born to be Wild" And finally to complete the "Steppenwolf Trilogy" ... here's "Steppenwolf...
December 6, 2008

Another Snapshot in TIME

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December 6, 1968 TIME Magazine's December 6, 1968 edition provides a snapshot of the world in this week preceding Merton's visit to ...

Beware the Beast Man

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Planet of the Apes - 1968
December 5, 2008

Merton's Three Epiphanies

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Gary Commins wrote a wonderful piece in "Theology Today", "Thomas Merton's Three Epiphanies" , in April 1999 describ...

The Fool on the Hill

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A clip from the Magical Mystery Tour movie...
December 4, 2008

Colombo - Singapore

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December 4, 1968 "Today I fly to Singapore and the long day of sitting around has begun..." Asian Kites "Outside on Galle Fa...

The Beatles - 1968

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