We Must Pursue God
Franciscan Media
June 20, 2025
Thomas Merton said that what it means to be myself is to be my true self.
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Let Us Pray: Listening to God with the Ear of the Heart
Stephen Copeland
March 17, 2025
Being is prayer that helps form the ears of our hearts. Music can take us there.
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Solitude Is Not Separation
Mark Forrester
September 8, 2024
The Trappist monk Thomas Merton practiced and wrote about the contemplative life of interior solitude, which, he believed, was not cultivated by isolating ourselves from the world.
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The Friends of Thomas Merton
Daniel P. Horan, Phd
January 31, 2023
Thomas Merton continues to exercise an “apostolate of friendship,” bringing people together across many divides.
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Richard Rohr on Thomas Merton
Richard Rohr, OFM
April 12, 2021
America’s best-known monk is still having an effect on Christian thought, says Richard Rohr, a longtime admirer.
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Quotes from Thomas Merton
John Moses
January 29, 2021
Thomas Merton continues to speak with a voice that is insightful, compelling, and prophetic.
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