Every year the Thomas Merton Center honors two activists or organizations for their work towards peace and social justice. The Thomas Merton Award honors a nationally or internationally known activist for their […]
TMC Fundraising Dinner with Mayor Peduto
By Molly Rush
TMC Now Accepting New Person Of The Year Nominations
The Thomas Merton Center is accepting nominations for the 2019 awards season! Every year we honor a local activist for their work towards peace and justice here at home with the New […]
Meet The New Technology And Operations Coordinator
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Sheryland Neal has a background in performance, theatre, and broadcast journalism. She holds a MFA in Film and Digital Technology from Chatham University and Bachelor’s degree […]
Does Merton Matter Anymore?
By Ginny Cunningham On June 3, Jennifer Rubin, an opinion writer at The Washington Post, listed the investigations that she believed should take place should Democrats return to power in the mid-term […]
We Remember with Gratitude
By Joyce Rothermel In the month of June, three long time members of the Merton Center passed on. Paul Lienhardt is remembered for his service and generosity to the Merton Center. Paul […]
In Memory of Fr. Eugene Lauer
By Joyce Rothermel On May 20, TMC member Fr. Gene Lauer passed away at age 82. A priest of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, he was a scholar, theologian, author, popular pastoral […]
What’s in the NAME — Thomas Merton?
By Jim Ruck The Center’s founders, in looking for a name, settled on “Thomas Merton,” the Catholic contemplative monk and social critic who had died not long before at age 53. From […]
2018 New Person of The Year: Monica Ruiz
By Maggie Weaver On July 26, Monica Ruiz’s son will graduate high school. At age 15, a young man traveled to the U.S., an unaccompanied minor seeking employment. He was a victim […]
Letter from the Director
By Gabriel McMorland This month, I want to invite friends and members of the Thomas Merton Center to get involved in an activist research collective we’re beginning this summer. Philadelphia, Buffalo, Washington […]
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