That sometimes God reveals himself in tiny drops …
In 1968, Christian mystic Thomas Merton undertook a pilgrimage to the American West. Fifty years later, a film follows Merton’s path.
Berry wrote in one of his letters to Merton that “you are one of the few whose awareness of what I’m doing here would be of value to me.” He is acknowledging that he and Merton lead lives of similar mission, lives shaped by work and silence.
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‘Get your passport, get your shots; I need help.’ Susan Carol McDonald SL to Mary Nelle Gage SL in June 1973 The Vietnam War gave rise to thousands of orphans.…
I celebrated in April, as I always do, National Poetry Month, which has been observed in the United States since 1966. And following Lent and Holy Week, I’m ...
If Mary is believed to be assumed into heaven, it is because we too are one day, by the grace of God, to dwell where she is.— Thomas Merton
Place no hope in the feeling of assurance, in spiritual comfort. You may well have to get along without this. Place no hope in the inspirational preachers of Christian sunshine, who are able to pick you up and set you back on your feet and make you feel good for three or four days-until you fold up and collapse into despair. Self-confidence is a precious natural gift, a sign of health. But it is not the same thing as faith. Faith is much deeper, and it must be deep enough to subsist when we are weak, when we are sick, when our self-confidence is gone, when our self-respect is gone.
To mark the centennial of Trappist monk, poet, theologian, and social activist Thomas Merton’s birth, a new exhibition focuses on his photography and how those photos are not just images to contemplate, but also ways of Zen contemplation.
Faith Seeking Understanding: As U.S. bishops imprudently forged ahead with a document on Communion ostensibly targeting Biden, I returned to some of Merton's writings on ecclesial and social crises of the mid-1960s.
Thomas Merton (1915–1968), a Trappist monk, was the author of more than 60 books. My favorite writing of his, a chapter on The Good Samaritan, touched me deeply and I want to share it. Here it is: …
Brothers, the curving grasses and their daughters Will never print your praises: The trees our sisters, in their summer dresses, Guard your fame in these green cradles: The simple crosses are conte…
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. - - Thomas Merton - inspirQuotes app provides an awesome editor to let you creat…
Thomas Merton attempted to revive the Contemplative teachings of St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Avila; that he wrote were no longer being practiced by many religious Catholics, and in fact t…
Quote/s of the Day – 30 October – Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Year , Gospel: Luke 13:22–30 Speaking of: Pride vs Humility “The proud person is like a grain of wheat thrown in…
Thomas Merton’s spiritual journey set the terms of the modern religious search for readers of three generations.
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Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk of one of the most rigorous orders which he entered in his twenties after quite a wild youth. Merton sought and wrote so lucidly about cultivating a spiritual practice in modern life, that he has been likened to a zen monk in his simplicity, commitment and the breadth of his wisdom. We found Merton when we were in our late twenties, searching for anyone who could help guide our path. Though we are not Catholic, his writings resonated mightily, particularly The Asian Journal, written near the end of his life during his much-longed for
