Simply Merton

Simply Merton offers a selection of quotes from the works of Thomas Merton – mostly his journals, but also selections from several other works – with commentary by Linus Mundy. These quotes focus on key spiritual themes that appear time and again in Merton's writing, themes that are as important to us now as they were back then. Love, peace, work, relationships, becoming one's true self – these topics and more shaped the arc of Merton's thinking as he sought to draw closer to God. Although a semi-cloistered monk and hermit in later life, Merton did not live an ivory-tower existence, but one that resonated with width and breadth of human emotion and experience. He was driven to write, and as such created a legacy that has guided millions of people throughout the years along the path of a deep and fruitful faith life.