A quiet life centered on the rhythms of prayer, work and play turns out to be...rather worth it.

In his position, others might have begun to hate the world. Instead, Thomas Merton found he could not leave it alone.

A new introduction could plant seeds in children that will perhaps flower later in life.

His horror at the mere existence of nuclear arms brought Merton to reflect on Christ’s promise of peace.

A monk’s vocation is toward God, not a strategic retreat from something else.