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[Yeah, I know I posted this last year on my other blog , but I like it so much, I'm putting it here again this year.] This is a very fin...

This birthday reflection comes from the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living : Thomas Merton made the following entry in his journals o...

Number 1, Rue du 4 Septembre, Prades, France, where Thomas Merton was born on January 31, 1915, still looks much the same. He was born ju...

Here is another poetic image (there are many) from Jim Finley’s book, “The Contemplative Heart”, that turns me on. It occurs within a discu...

"Untitled" brush drawing by Thomas Merton (image size: 7 1/2" h x 4 1/2" w) May 11, 1964 “So we must all move, even with...

I don't like to harp on Merton's strong writing on social justice and responsibilities for resistance because (1) I feel like I'...

Someone has asked for this Merton quote. It comes from a letter written to Jim Forrest in February 1966, and can be found in the book, ...