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Frivolty with Friars

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By Catherine Brown Staff Writer   St. Bonaventure University held its first Winter Carnival to celebrate Thomas Merton’s 100th Birthday on Jan. 31. Merton was an English Professor at Bonaventure in the 1940s. While here, he realized his calling to the religious life. The carnival lasted from noon until midnight. Students took full advantage of…

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St. Bonaventure to host Thomas Merton’s 100th birthday party

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By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor Tomorrow, St. Bonaventure will host Thomas Merton’s 100th Birthday Party celebration and Winter Carnival. The event will span from noon to midnight. According to Father Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., Thomas Merton, who taught English for a year at Bonaventure in the 1940s and later became a monk and author…

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Ignatius Brady lecture to focus on Merton

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By Lian Bunny Contributing Writer Thomas Merton is the subject of this year’s Ignatius Brady lecture. On Thursday, Nov. 7, St. Bonaventure graduate Father Daniel Horan, O.F.M., is scheduled to speak about Merton’s life from his time spent at Bonaventure to his entrance into the Trappist Order. Father Daniel’s talk is titled, “A Franciscan in…

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