2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the passing of Thomas Merton (monk, poet, essayist, activist, and emissary between Eastern and Western spirituality. .

On Thomas Merton by Mary Gordon profiles this man who, as a Trappist monk, was sworn to silence but became know to the world through his pen. Gordonoffers a profoundly personal view of “one of the great spiritual figures of our age”.