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AUGUST 2022

4        Merton on Thursdays (Zoom Lecture )
                     "Finding Hope in the 'Sacramental' Economics                                                              Time: 2:00 PM EST
                          of Thomas Merton and Walter Weisskopf"          
                   Host: Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland
                  For meeting ID/password: https://www.thomasmertonsociety.org.uk/events
MAY 2022

10        Tuesdays with Merton (Zoom Lecture)
                     "Re-Visioning a Fragmented World:                                                              Time: 8:00 PM EST
                          Learning Through Thomas Merton's Letters on Social Change"          
                   Hosts: International Thomas Merton Society and Ceenter for Spirituality at St. Mary's College in Notre Dame
                          http://merton.org/ITMS/TWM/TWM-Archive.aspx#GO
JUNE 2021

23-26        International Thomas Merton Society - Biennial General Meeting [convened online]
                     Theme: "Thou Inward Stranger"                                                           Time: June 26, 1:30
                           Paper Title: "Imperfect Knowing: Merton's Inward Stranger in Letters with Black Friends"
                                 http://merton.org/2021/default.aspx
JUNE 2019

27-30        International Thomas Merton Society - Biennial General Meeting
                     Theme: "O Peace, Bless This Mad Place"                                       Time: June 27, 1:30
                           Paper Title: "Peace and Person in                                                   Santa Clara University        
                                   Thomas Merton's Correspondence"                                        Santa Clara, CA
                                  http://merton.org/2019/default.aspx
APRIL 2019

25             Book Talk - Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest                            Time: 7:00 PM
                     Sponsored by the Thomas Merton Center, Pittsburgh, PA                  Pittsburgh Mennonite Church  
                        Overview of researching the book, its contents and context                2018 S. Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh, PA     
MARCH 2019

24            International Thomas Merton Society - Louisville Chapter               Time: 2:00-4:00 PM
                   Book Talk - Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest                                Bellarmine University, Lyons Library, Louisville, KY
                     Overview of the book contents and context                                          Women's Council Conference Room (2d fl)       
FEBRUARY 2019

28            Lecture on Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest
                   and Merton's Journey with Social Movements                                Time: 7:00 PM
                     Christian Theological Seminary Class:                                                CTS, Butler University campus                  
                         "Merton, Ministry and Contemporary Life"                                         Indianapolis, IN
DECEMBER 2018

7-8           'Disappear form View'?
                Thomas Merton Fifty Years Later and Beyond                                    Time: Dec. 8, 12:45/2:00
                    Conference commemorating 50th Anniversary of Merton's Death        Catholic Theological Union         
                    Presentation: Merton's Nonviolence                                                       Chicago, IL
                     https://ctu.edu/event/merton2018/
NOVEMBER 2018

6              Book Talk - Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest
                   Urbana Rotary Club                                                                                Time: Noon
                   Overview of research and writing the book and its contents                  Clark-Lindey Village, Urbana, IL
SEPTEMBER 2018

28-29      Thomas Merton in Alaska: 50th Anniversary Celebration
                  Conference commemorating 50th Anniversary of Merton's                   Time: Sept. 29, 10:45 AM
                     17-day visit to Alaska in 1968                                                               St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School        
                  Paper Presentation: "Clarity from the Monastic Margins:                        Anchorage, AK
                      Thomas Merton’s Social Insight"
                   http://mertoninalaska.org/agenda/
                   mertonconferenceflyer2.pdf
APRIL 2018

6-8           Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland
                Twelfth General Meeting and Conference  -  Oakham 2018                Time: April 8, 9:30 AM
                   Conference Theme: Facing the Life-and-Death Issues                            Oakham School
                   Keynote Address: Interior Freedom and an Activist Conscience:            Oakham, Rutland, UK
                             Thomas Merton's Journey with Social Movements
                     http://www.thomasmertonsociety.org.uk/
DECEMBER 2017              

10            "Merton Circle" hosted by Bro. Paul Quenon                                      
                      "Merton and Protest" discussion (facilitated by Gordon Oyer)               4:00 PM
                                                                                                                                       Gethsemani Abbey hermitage
JUNE 2017

22-24      Trying to Say "God": Re-enchanting Catholic Literature
                   Panel participant:                                                                                      Time: TBD
                      Notes from a Contemplative: Thomas Merton on                                  University of Notre Dame
                         the art of writing as resistance and protest                                         South Bend, IN

16            International Thomas Merton Society - Biennial General Meeting   
                    Paper Presentation:                                                                                  3.30 PM
                      "Hope in God’s Mercy: Merton’s Reading of Jacques Ellul"                   St. Bonaventure University
                     http://merton.org/2017/                                                                            St. Bonaventure, New York
FEBRUARY 2017 

23              Panel Presentation at Ched Myers  2017 Kinsler Institute:                  Oak View, CA                     
                         Working at the Intersections: Recontextualizing MLK's                Feb. 20-24
                         'Beyond Vietnam' Sermon on its 50th Anniversary
                          Presentation: Thomas Merton's Monastic Spirituality as Grounding for Action
                                   http://www.bcm-net.org/node/21
JANUARY 2017

28            International Thomas Merton Society - Corpus Christi NY Chapter   2:00 - 4:00 PM
                    Tribute to Father Daniel Joseph Berrigan, SJ                                           Corpus Christi Church - lower level
                          and his relationship to Thomas Merton                                               Broadway and 121st
                              Also speaking: Fr. John Dear                                                               New York, NY
                             http://www.thomasmertonnyc.org/saturday-january-28
NOVEMBER 2016

18          The Hive: Center for Contemplation and Action                                      6:00-9:00 PM
                   Grounded Resistance: Thomas Merton and Contemplative                     1662 Blue Rock St., Suite 1A   
                       Roots of Protest                                                                                     Cincinnati, OH
                           Starts with Potluck at 6:00 
                           Also at The Hive the following night (11/19):
                              Shane Claiborne: Love, Awareness, &  Our Justice System
MAY 2016

20            South Florida Thomas Merton Chapter                                                   7:00 PM
                      Discussion of Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest                            Lynn University Chapel
                                                                                                                                       Boca Raton, FL
MARCH 2016

8              St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School                                                 7:00 PM
                     Thomas Merton's Understanding of "The Word of God"                          1750 E Oakland Park Blvd.
                                                                                                                                        Fort Lauderdale, FL
OCTOBER 2015

18             International Thomas Merton Society-Chicago Chapter                       2:00 PM
                      Immaculate Conception Rectory Assembly                                             7211 W. Talcott
                                                                                                                                        Chicago, IL
JUNE 2015

6              International Thomas Merton Society General Meeting                        10.30 AM
                      Merton 100: Living the Legacy                                                                  Bellarmine University
                      Paper: "Thomas Merton and Our Society's Imperative of Progress"       Louisville, KY
FEBRUARY 2015    CALIFORNIA BOOK PRESENTATIONS

19              Workshop at Ched Myers  2015 Kinsler Institute:                                  Oak View, CA
                    Between Seminary, Sanctuary, Streets, and Soil                                  Feb. 16-20
                    A Festival of Radical Discipleship                                                             

20            Los Angeles Catholic Worker "Cultural Critique" Conversation           3:15 PM
                    Ammon Hennacy House of Hospitality                                                        632 North Brittania St.
                                                                                                                                         Los Angeles,CA
NOVEMBER 2014

18              Webinar                                                                                                       5:15 Pacific Standard Time
                      Book presentation/interview by Ched Myers
                      Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries
OCTOBER 2014   CONFERENCE FEATURING BOOK

24-25         Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University                                 Louisville, KY
                   Spiritual Roots of Protest Conference 1964-2014
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2014   EAST COAST BOOK PRESENTATIONS

25 Sept      Haley House - Boston area                                                                        7:00 PM
                        Art is Life Itself series                                                                            12 Dade St., Dudley Square
                                                                                                                                       Roxbury, MA

26 Sept      Stoney Point Center                                                                                   7:00 PM
                      Presbyterian Peace Fellowship                                                              17 Cricketown Road
                                                                                                                                       Stony Point, NY

28 Sept       Project HOME                                                                                            3:00 PM
                                                                                                                                       1515 Fairmount Ave.
                                                                                                                                       Philadelphia, PA

29 Sept       East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church                                                  7:00 PM
                                                                                                                                       432 East Chestnut Street
                                                                                                                                       Lancaster, PA

3 Oct         Maryhouse Catholic Worker                                                                       8:00 PM
                                                                                                                                      55 E. Third Street
                                                                                                                                      New York, NY
MARCH 2014

15                HigherGround radio program                                                                   9:00 AM
                       Interview by program host Eunice BucknerBoone                               WEFT
                                                                                                                                     Champaign, IL