Douglas Hertler aka Doug Lory is a professional actor, playwright, NYC tour guide, and retreat leader.   He also works at Fordham University School of Law as an actor/educator. His play Merton and Me, A Living Trinity has been performed across the United States and in Canada in Churches, retreat centers, monasteries, Universities, a Quaker Meeting Hall, and even the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico! In January of 2020 he spent a month living amongst the monks of Mepkin Abbey in South Carolina, a Cistercian/Trappist community in the tradition of Thomas Merton.  He is a member of the International Thomas Merton Society (ITMS) as well as the American Teilhard Association (ATA).  He is committed to a life of Contemplation and Action.