40th

Events Commemorating the 40th Anniversary
of the Death of Thomas Merton

1915 - 1968

North America

Illinois
December 6, 2008, in the Mundelein Auditorium of Loyola's Lake Shore Campus (6525 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago). 9.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Remembering Thomas Merton: Contemplative Practice for Today, a one-day retreat to be led by James Finley.
For further information contact Randy Gibbons at the Loyola University's Institute for Pastoral Studies - Rgibbon@luc.edu or 312-915-7450.

Michigan
December 10, 2008, Grand Rapids MI, Dominican Center at Marywood, 7:00 p.m.
Vespers and a lecture on Thomas Merton as Social Critic delivered by Rev. Patrick W. Collins, Ph.D.

New York
December 10, 2008, Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st St., New York, N.Y. 10027. 7:00 p.m.
Memorial Mass on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton to be followed by Readings in the Father Ford Auditorium.

North Carolina
December 10, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
The Cathedral of All Souls (Episcopal) in Asheville, North Carolina, will be hosting a lecture by Dr. Bill J. Leonard, Dean of the Wake Forest University Divinity School on "Why Thomas Merton Still Matters." The lecture is supported by the Kay Falk Literary Project. For more information contact Brian Cole - brian@allsoulscathedral.org

Europe

London, England
Saturday 25th October, 2008. 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Westminster Cathedral Hall, Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1.
Thomas Merton and the Camera as a Tool for Contemplation. Speaker: Esther de Waal. How to book.

London, England
Sunday 23 November 2008. 6.30 - 9.00 p.m. Westminster Cathedral Hall, Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1.
Falling into Silence: An Exploration of Thomas Merton's Relevance for Our Time. Speaker: Dr James Finley. How to book.

London, England
Wednesday 10th December, 2008, 7:00 p.m. St. Cyprian's Church, Glentworth Street, London. NW1 6AX. (streetmap)
Commemorating Merton on the 40th Anniversary of Merton's Death. Speakers: Most Rt. Revd. Dr. Rowan Williams and Dr. Paul M. Pearson. How to book.

Tilburg, The Netherlands
Saturday 13th December, 2008. Trappist Abbey of Koningshoeven, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
A conference by Father Bernardus Peeters OCSO, Abbot of Koningshoeven, along with music, readings and prayer with the monastic community. For more information contact Dirk Doms - dirkdoms@skynet.be

If you are organizing an event for the 40th Anniversary of Thomas Merton's death please send the information to Dr. Paul M. Pearson at the Thomas Merton Center so that it can be added to this website.