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Merton says that silence is necessary and churches should provide plenty of it: Let there always be quiet, dark places in which people can take refuge. Places
Today, December 10, is the anniversary of Thomas Merton’s entering the monastery in 1940 and also the 54th anniversary of his untimely death. About the
We have considered Meister Eckhart’s teachings on peace and repose which seem especially meaningful not only at this time of winter and advent but also
In yesterday’s DM we meditated with Meister Eckhart on what I call the “panentheistic pleasure” of repose. And in the video I turned to Buddhist
We are considering with Meister Eckhart the deeper meaning of winter, Advent and entering the darkness of the season and the darkness or depths of
In this season of winter and darkness and advent, we continue our meditation with Meister Eckhart on repose, keeping in mind the Biblical statement that forms the
Two days ago in our daily meditations, we spoke of how winter and the darkness “contain their own wisdom and lessons, one of which is silence
A return to the dark is also a return to our origins. Most of us were conceived in the dark, lived our first nine months in
This time of advent and of winter and of solstice approaching affords us an invitation to enter into the darkness, the darkness of our souls
We continue contemplating the topic of deep ecumenism, with an excerpt from Occupy Spirituality by Matthew Fox and Adam Bucko… Like Adam Bucko, Matthew too
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