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Merton and Friends: A Joint Biography of Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, and Edward Rice, by James Harford, S.J. Book review by Jim Forest from The Catholic Worker, Vol. 74, No. 04 (June-July 2007).
Opening conference benediction by Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D. at the 15th General Meeting of the ITMS, held at St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY, June 16, 2017.

Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., former president of St. Bonaventure University, offers an opening blessing to the 2017 International Thomas Merton Society conference.
Harpo and the Clown of God: The Seven-Storied Friendship of Thomas Merton and Robert Lax, a plenary lecture by Michael N. McGregor at the 15th General Meeting of the ITMS, held at St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY, June 16, 2017.

NB: The live presentation included a slideshow that is not included because of copyright limitations. Michael N. McGregor is the author of Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax (Fordham University Press, 2015). His writings on Lax and Merton have appeared in a variety of publications, including Poetry, Poets & Writers Magazine, Notre Dame Magazine, The Merton Annual, and The Merton Journal. In 2017, he retired as a Professor of Creative Writing and English at Portland State University.