Merton Monday: The peace of inner clarity
“In a world of noise, confusion and conflict it is necessary that there be places of silence, inner discipline and peace..."
Merton Monday: On happiness and harmony
Thomas Merton's thoughts on happiness from "No Man Is an Island."
Merton Monday: Loving another person for who they are
"To love another as a person we must begin by granting him his own autonomy and identity as a person..."
Merton Monday: On waking from a dream of separateness
"I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all these people, that they were mine and I theirs..."
Merton Monday: On the ‘light of truth’ amid life’s storms
Merton speaks of finding truth "in the depths of a house that is shaken with storms."
Merton Monday: On partial truth vs. pure truth
“What we seek is not the pure truth, but the partial truth that justifies our prejudices, our limitations, our selfishness."
Merton Monday: On seeing God in everyone
“When you see God in everyone, then they see God in you.”
Merton Monday: On loving others well
Thomas Merton's thoughts on love from "No Man Is an Island."
Merton Monday: ‘A tree gives glory to God by being a tree’
Words of wisdom from Thomas Merton's "New Seeds of Contemplation."
Merton Monday: What we are asked to do is to love
Thoughts on love from Thomas Merton's "Disputed Questions"