Thomas Merton and Career Decisions

Thomas Merton, Trappist monk and social activist of the 50’s and 60’s in his writing against the Vietnam War and for civil rights, also struggled with career/work decision making. He went through a difficult time at his Gethsemane Monastery as he found his work and the environment there, at times, less than fulfilling.

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