The Visionary Witness of Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day

Despite Everything, and Because Everything Is at Stake:

Facing Our Crises with the Help of Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day

Author Julie Leininger Pycior leads this special workshop, presented by the Chicago Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society and Contemplative Outreach Chicago.

September 24, 2020 marks the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis showcasing Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day to Congress, even as Merton and Day have special significance in our current perilous moment. The timeliness of their call for social justice witness informed by contemplative practice is revealed in findings from Julie’s new book, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, and the Greatest Commandment: Radical Love in Times of Crisis, which actually was instrumental in Pope Francis spotlighting this inspiring pair, and which features a foreword by Rowan Williams and endorsements by, among others, Merton scholar Christine Bochen, Pope Francis biographer Austen Ivereigh, bestselling author James Martin, SJ, and Bill Moyers.

About Julie Leininger Pycior

Julie Leininger Pycior is professor emerita of history at Manhattan College. In addition to her new book on Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day, she has published on Merton in The Merton Annual and, most recently, in a prize-winning article in American Catholic Studies co-authored with Lawrence Cunningham, James Martin, SJ, and Monica Weis, SSJ.  The author of three previous books, she also edited the bestselling Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Times, by Bill Moyers.  She lectures widely and has a PhD from the University of Notre Dame.

Registration

Registration will close on September 20 @ 10:00 AM.

Zoom link

The Zoom link will be emailed twice ... on the evening of September 18 and also at noon (US CT) on September 20.

Photo attribition

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

Questions?

Please contact the registrar at registrar@centeringprayerchicago.org for any questions.