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Written under the working title Signs of Hope in Precarious Times: Thomas Merton's Letters on Social Transformation, this book provides an in-depth study of Thomas Merton's prescient insight into the social and spiritual transformations needed to heal the wounds of our globalized society.

2022 FIRST PLACE
"EXCELLENCE IN PUBLISHING" winner in BIOGRAPHY
for ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC PUBLISHERS
2022 SECOND PLACE winner in BIOGRAPHY
for CATHOLIC MEDIA ASSOCIATION
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This recreation of an iconic 1964 gathering presents a diverse cast of faith-led peace and civil rights activists and explores their insights and rationale for the goals they pursued.  These interactions inspired creative resistance to the Vietnam War, and its legacy continues to play out into the present.

2015 THOMAS MERTON "LOUIE" AWARD
for bringing "PROVOCATIVE INSIGHT AND FRESH DIRECTION TO MERTON STUDIES" by the
INTERNATIONAL THOMAS MERTON SOCIETY
See respective book pages (through menu at top) for links to reviews of these books
Recent Essays
See "Other Writings" page (through menu at top) for links to copies of essays, articles, etc.
Upcoming Presentations
APRIL 26, 2025
     Zoom lecture
     Time 2:00 PM EST
"Thomas Merton: Seeding Hope
    in Precarious Times"
          Hosted by Father John Dear's Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus
         https://beatitudescenter.org/programs/#apr26-2025

JUNE 20 or 21, 2025  [date TBD]
     Time: TBD
     Regis University, Denver, CO
"Place or Property: Relating to Earth
   with a Merton–Aligned Compass"
          Paper presentation at the 19th General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society
          Theme: “The Calligraphy of Snow and Rock and Sky": Thomas Merton and the Spirit of Place