He wrote prolifically while in the Monastery, a great deal at the direction of his superiors who recognized his gift. As he grew, he became a rather controversial figure in the Catholic Church of his day, dabbling in Zen Bhuddism as well as the Peace movement of the Sixties. After having been in the Monastery for quite a few years, he was allowed to take a trip he had much desired to take for some time - a fateful trip to Asia. On his way, he jaunted through the American West visiting freinds and giving a few lectures. He was on his way to Bangkok for a Conference of Cistercian Monastics in Asia. He lectured there after having travelled a bit in other countries. One afternoon after having finished a lecture on Marxism and Monasticism, he retired to his room, took a shower, and was reportedly electrocuted to death by a lamp with faulty wiring - on December 10th - 1968, at the age of 53.