Bellarmine University in Louisville

A person in the Brooklyn borough of New York City attends a birthday vigil for George Floyd Oct. 14. Floyd was pinned down May 25 and died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. (CNS/Brendan McDermid, Reuters)

Thomas Merton's writings on race resonate, gain renewed attention in 2020

Much of Thomas Merton's writing on civil rights remained an afterthought, until the murder of George Floyd in May, and subsequent protests. 2020 has seen Catholics return to Merton's words on race.

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