Thomas Merton
Bamberger, John Eudes![Thomas Merton](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/253/25352711/CHSBZCOP0325352711.jpg)
Like Bernard of Clairvaux, whose last act was to leave his cloister to mediate 'successfully 'between two nobles and prevent bloodshed, Thomas Merton found in the monastic life of prayer a source of strength, empathy, and understanding. To understand Merton, one must first know him as a Prophet of Monastic renewal.John Eudes Bamberger entered Gethsemani Abbey in 1950, having earned an MD from the University of Cincinnati the previous year and ...