| Audio- Videotape Library Members of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada may borrow selections from our growing audio- videotape library on a 2-week loan basis, free of charge.
Audiotapes by Thomas Merton These recordings of the daily lectures that Merton gave to the novices at Gethsemani are bread and butter Merton handing over the Catholic contemplative tradition to the young men preparing for the Trappist life. These tapes reveal Merton as a clear and patient teacher, clearly loved by his students. He is relaxed, at home, gentle with them and always good humoured. Amazingly, he seldom repeats himself. After a few of these tapes, you will get to know as a delightful human being one of the real leaders of the spiritual renewal in North America. And you will like him. He displays remarkable breadth, finding contemplative insights in every human experience and expression: art, music, poetry, drama, literature, history, philosophy and current events. Even though recorded as early as 1962, the tapes are
clear and easily understood. AA2067 Cassian: Trials and Belief AA2068 Faith and Prayer AA2069 Cassian: Disposition for Prayer AA2071 Does God Hear Our Prayer? AA2073 Renunciation and Contemplation AA2075 Beauty is from God AA2076 Poetry and Imagination AA2079 The Bear AA2080 The Deluge AA2081 Introduction to Church Fathers AA2082 Clement of Alexandria/Origen AA2083 Monastic Spirituality/Citeaux AA2084 Monastic Spirituality, Part II AA2085 The Meaning of Monastic Spirituality AA2099 Solitude: Breaking the Heart AA2100 Solitude and Resurrection AA2102 The Vow of Poverty AA2128 The Virgin Mary AA2129 The Religious Meaning of Chastity AA2133 ` Silence AA2137 Spiritual Direction AA2228 The Vow of Conversion AA2229 Conversion in Christ AA2230 Becoming Our True Self AA2231 Permanent Conversion to God AA2232 The Patience of Conversion AA2233 The Commitment to Conversion AA2236 St. Augustine AA2263 The Paradox of Joy and Sorrow AA2264 The Mystical Life AA2267 The True and False Self AA2268 The Irish Tradition of Mysticism AA2367 Mary: Light and Temple AA2369 Poetry of Revelation AA2371 Community and Transformation AA2372 Religious Principles of Greek Tragedy AA2374 The Religious Intuition AA2455 The Cross: Victory Over Death AA2457 Justice for all of Creation AA2459 Sanctity AA2460 Lyric Poetry AA2461 The Bangkok Conference AA2800 Patience AA2801 The Straight Way AA2802 The Coherent Life AA2804 Poetry and Religious Experience AA2805 Belonging to God AA2808 T. S. Eliot and Prayer AA2904 Surrender to God AA2905 Poetry and Scripture AA2906 The Fully Human Being AA2907 Love Is Enough AA2908 Poetry, The Angelic Realm AA2911 Awakening the Heart AA2913 Seeking and Finding God AA2914 The Door of Paradise AA2915 The Contemplative Call AA3017 The Desert God AA3019 Poverty and Religious Experience AA3025 Prayer and the Yoke of Christ Sufism: Longing for God A2405 Sufism: Knowledge of God A2406 Sufism: The Desire for God A2810 The Thirst for God A2814 True Freedom
Audiotapes about Merton Tapes from the 8th Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, June 2003, Vancouver, British Columbia (4 cassettes)
A Retreat with Thomas Merton: Becoming Who We Are (3 Cassettes: 4 hours) Acting as narrator and retreat co-director, author Anthony T. Padovano shares selected aspects of Merton's life story, inviting us to get in touch with our own stories, our own spiritual journeys. The retreat is an invitation to meet God in the ordinary events of the day. Padovano traces Merton's biography but deals with it in terms of the values and vision it engendered for himself and others. This book-on-tape is arranged for seven days. Listeners may find it helpful to listen according to their own schedule or that of a group. The inside cover suggests additional resources to continue the relationship with Merton. Anthony T. Padovano, author and narrator, holds an S.T.D. in systematic theology from the Gregorian University in Rome and a Ph.D. in English language usage and literature from Fordham University. He has written 25 books, as well as articles and plays and has lectured extensively on my aspects of religion and spirituality, including Thomas Merton.
Heretic Blood: An Audio-biography of Thomas Merton (CBC Radio One – 3 Cassettes) Narrator: Michael Higgins; Producer: Bernie
Lucht; Readings: R. H. Thomson; Original music composed by Peter Togni.
Cottage Talks: Monastic Spirituality for Active
Christians (8 Cassettes) M. Basil Pennington
Videotapes about Thomas Merton December 10, 1968 – The Thomas Merton Foundation Panel: Sr. Margaret Brennan, IHM, Sr. Myriam Dardenne, OCSO, Madelyn Meatyard, Tommie O'Callaghan, Sr. Mary Luke Tobins, SL. Moderator: Christine Bochen.
The (Almost) Final Days of Thomas Merton: A Conversation With Harold Talbott December 7, 2000 – The Thomas Merton Foundation Moderated by Bonnie Thurston.
A Taste of Gethsemani: Trappist Monks Remember Merton The Thomas Merton Foundation Panel: Abbot John Eudes Bamberger, OCSO, Abbot James Conner, OCSO, Abbot Timothy Kelly, OCSO, Father Matthew Kelty, OCSO, Brother Paul Quenon, OCSO.
Trappist (56 minutes) Trappist monks trace their history through 1,700 years of Western civilization. Monks have had a remarkable influence in our arts, education, science and technology. But their solitude, contemplation, and humility seem out of place in today's world. The reality of a monk's life as it is lived at Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery in South Carolina, combines with startling and beautiful images of the past to explore how a monk fits into our modern world in this unique and revealing documentary.
Merton: A Film Biography (57
minutes) Produced and directed by Paul Wilkes/Audrey L. Glynn This film provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th-century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. This critically acclaimed film examines Merton's life and work through insightful interviews with those who knew him, including the Dalai Lama, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nicaragua's Minister of Culture Ernesto Cardenal, publisher Robert Girous, musician Joan Baez, monks he lived with and friends with whom he shared his deepest emotions.
Winter Rain: Six Images of Thomas Merton (55
minutes) Written by Anthony Padovano; performed by Michael Moriarity This one-actor play conveys the dynamic spirit of a Trappist monk who has been called one of the most significant and relevant spiritual writers of our day. Viewers will laugh and cry as they see the Merton of wit, humour, and passion. The struggle of this man gives everyone insight into the grace-filled moments of our lives.
Thomas Merton: Man, Monk, Myth (91
minutes) A concert presented by Father Patrick W. Collins.
Gethsemani (60 minutes) This new film by Morgan Atkinson explores life today at The Abbey of Gethsemani. It witnesses the beauty and serenity of Gethsemani while examining the struggles that go on behind the scenes. It is a fascinating look inside a rarely seen world.
Monk On the Run (CBC "Man Alive" Series) This CBC tape provides a fascinating look at Thomas Merton by the CBC.
Robert Lax on Patmos A look at Robert Lax – poet, hermit and lifelong friend of Thomas Merton. |
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