The Abbey of Gethsemane

Christian Church - Fourth Street - Louisville, KY

I saw the motion picture, "The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton."  I was moved to think that while he was in Allegheny, New York he chose to come to the Abbey of Gethsemane near Bardstown, Kentucky.  Additionally after he passed away during his visit to Thailand his belongings were inventoried.  He was carrying an air ticket to various destinations in Asia and the last place listed on the ticket was Louisville, Kentucky.  There is much to appreciate in the forests and the meadows in Kentucky; Merton wrote of being in and praying in the quiet of the woods.