Merton Monday: Extending our hand to the enemy
Words of wisdom from Thomas Merton's letter to Dorothy Day.
Merton Monday: If you love peace, then hate justice…
“Instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the appetites and disorder in your own soul..."
Merton Monday: What it really means to be grateful
The key to gratitude: Recognizing God's love in everything
Merton Monday: The Child that lies in the manger
“The Child that lies in the manger, helpless and abandoned to the love of His creatures, dependent entirely upon them,,,"
Merton Monday: The answer lies in “truly living”
Words of wisdom on "truly living" from "New Seeds of Contemplation."
Merton Monday: On the meaning of ‘pure hope’
Thomas Merton's thoughts on hope from his work "No Man is an Island."
Merton Monday: ‘Our vocation is not simply to be’
Words of wisdom from "New Seeds of Contemplation"
Merton Monday: On gratitude
Thomas Merton shares the key to "awakening to new wonder.”
Merton Monday: On creating our identity and our destiny
“Our vocation is not simply to be, but to work together with God in the creation of our own life..."
Merton Monday: ‘I cannot just bury my head’
Thomas Merton facing "the big issues, the life-and-death issues"