This day in 1968
What a lost for catholics, for christians and for humanity.
Yes, tragic, and sad.
Why did he go by his “popular name”?
Fr. M(ary) Louis is the religious name he took as a monk. His birth name, Thomas Merton stayed as his pen name - a prolific writer - I guess gave him and his books wider acceptance in the secular world.
What a lost for catholics, for christians and for humanity.
Yes, tragic, and sad.
Why did he go by his “popular name”?
Fr. M(ary) Louis is the religious name he took as a monk. His birth name, Thomas Merton stayed as his pen name - a prolific writer - I guess gave him and his books wider acceptance in the secular world.