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  Thomas Merton's reflection to Gethsemani Abbey novices on the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Thomas Merton reads excerpts of a letter from June Yungblut. She describes the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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  Thomas Merton's reflection to Gethsemani Abbey novices on the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Thomas Merton reads excerpts of a letter from June Yungblut and mentions Martin Luther King's plans to come to Gethsemani Abbey for retreat which was postponed due to King's trip to Memphis during which he was assassinated.
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  Thomas Merton and the Monsters (the Mugwumps)

  Two humorous selections from Thomas Merton's final address as novice master before moving full-time to his hermitage.
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  Merton reads his curriculum vitae in his hermitage at Gethsemani, May 20th, 1967.

  Audio clip of Merton in his hermitage at Gethsemani, May 20, 1967
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  Merton's final address as novice master before his permanent move to the hermitage, August 20, 1965

  This excerpt is from Merton's final address as novice master before his permanent move to the hermitage. Beginning in April 1962 Thomas Merton's lectures to the novices, and then later to the community, were recorded. Merton describes "a life without care."