Thomas Merton Quotes


The great thing, and the only thing, is to adore and praise GOD.


Citations

Merton, Thomas. The Sign of Jonas. Harcourt, Brace, 1953, p. 112.

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Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton
  • Born: January 31, 1915
  • Died: December 10, 1968
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Trappist Monk, Author

Thomas Merton OCSO was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis". He was a member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death.