Thomas Merton on Prayer, Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton on Prayer, Thomas Merton
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Thomas Merton on Prayer

Author: Thomas Merton

Narrator: Not Yet Available

Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Learn25

Published: 06/22/2016


Synopsis

This set of talks recorded by Thomas Merton invites you to renew your prayer life under the guidance of a spiritual master.

Thomas Merton was one of the great spiritual masters: a Trappist monk, profound mystic, and brilliant writer. He inspired men and women from all walks of life with his dedication to prayer and contemplation.

In 1967, near the end of his life, Merton gave a powerful set of lectures on prayer to the Sisters of Loretto. He channeled a lifetime full of wisdom, piety, and prayerfulness into these erudite yet down-to-earth talks. Now, you have the rare opportunity to hear Merton''s moving lectures, deepening your own life of prayer with one of the great modern spiritual masters.

This series has been remastered and made available for you to enjoy. In these heartfelt talks, Merton reaches out across the decades to inspire your spirit. He will lead you on a powerful journey, giving you new insights into contemplative prayer. You will explore such topics as religious poverty, philosophy, and monasticism. As you do so, you will discover what it means to truly live as a Christian today.

Recorded half a century ago, these talks remain as powerful today as ever. Merton will transform your life with his timeless insights into contemplation, the search for meaning, and more. Join him on this life-changing experience.

This set includes an afterword by Fr. Anthony Ciorra.

This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.

*Photograph of Thomas Merton by Sibylle Akers. Used with Permission of the Merton Legacy Trust and the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University.

About Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was born in France and came to live in the United States at the age of twenty-four. He received several awards recognizing his contribution to religious study and contemplation, including the Pax Medal in 1963, and remained a devoted spiritualist and a tireless advocate for social justice until his death in 1968.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim and Cynthia on March 28, 2020

Finished on a walk with the dog today. Listening to his voice and thoughts are a comfort in this time of COVID-19 and worry. It’s amazing to hear him with a live class of nuns or novitiates, from his hermitage with a wren sitting on the ledge, or just the occasional airplane or birdsong in the backg......more

Goodreads review by Brian on June 29, 2021

First, listeners would benefit from listening to the final chapter first. That chapter is an overview and analysis of this work by another than Merton. After reading many of Merton's works, I much appreciated hearing him teach. This series is from his second hermitage, in the 1960s, to Sisters at a c......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 01, 2019

There were things I liked about this audiobook—it was a chance to hear Thomas Merton in his own words. Some of the thoughts were useful. That said, although the declared topic was prayer, the fact that it was recorded in the 1960’s with a particular group of religious as its target meant that what w......more

Goodreads review by Jared on March 18, 2021

These are a collection of his audio recordings of his conferences (monastic version of a sermon) on prayer. His thoughts come off as more casual yet also eccentric in this format. Finding more thoughts on the balance of action vs contemplation has been so helpful. Listening to more audiobooks of thi......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on December 09, 2023

I like Merton because I don't really get him.......more