Listed below are program highlights for RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY #1240 distributed nationally this Friday, June 5, 2009: 

• Muslim Reaction to Obama's Address  - Bob Abernethy is joined by Dr. Vali Nasr, senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Kate Seelye, RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY correspondent who specializes in coverage of the Middle East, for a studio discussion and analysis of Muslim reaction to President Barack Obama's speech this week in Egypt. 

• Thomas Merton - Judy Valente looks at the spiritual legacy of the late Thomas Merton, one of the most influential Catholic writers of the 20th century. (Rebroadcast from November 21, 2008) 

        Web link: www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/november-21-2008/thomas-merton/1378/