Well, maybe it wasn’t so much Thomas Merton as it was the folk who edited together the talks on the audiobook. One of the audiobooks available at Hoopla I mentioned last week was Thomas Merton on Contemplation. I decided to … Continue reading
This past Sunday I was with a congregation where we were reading Mark 1 and thinking about “Wilderness.” We noticed the Gospel writer reminded us that the prophets spoke about the wilderness, that John’s “pulpit” was in the wilderness, that … Continue reading
The days of Lent have moved on and in a few more days we will come to Palm Sunday. At some churches people will hear of Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry” into Jerusalem, and may see a few Palm branches, and some … Continue reading
I have noticed on the mailing lists I am receiving at the start of this year a number of discussions on prayer. I wonder if this is a recognition of how important prayer is and a felt need to “start the year … Continue reading
I was browsing the shelves at the library the other day and came across a Thomas Merton book that was new to me, Thomas Merton in Alaska. Not only was the book new to me, but I had no idea … Continue reading
I came across these lines from the T. S. Eliot poem “The Dry Salvages” a few weeks ago when I was looking through the book Simplicity by Richard Rohr, These are only hints and guesses, Hints followed by guesses; And … Continue reading
This Ash Wednesday I have been drawn to a well known prayer of Thomas Merton – My Lord, God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for … Continue reading
