Tuesday, August 18, 2009

silence as protest

"I make monastic silence a protest against the lies of politicians, propagandists and agitators.... "


Thomas Merton, In My Own Words: 107

1 comment:

  1. Dear Beth,

    One of my favorite quotes. Thanks for your continued work on putting Uncle Louie's work out there.

    ReplyDelete

From Dorothy Day’s editorial in the Catholic Worker on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.