Is The World A Problem? | Thomas Merton
This is a fantastic essay by Thomas Merton that was published in Commonweal in 1966, and is just as relevant
We may have to become a burden to those who love us
“We must be willing to accept the bitter truth that, at certain times, we may have to become a burden
The seasons move in silence through the changing year
“The seasons move in silence through the changing year. Spring does not come from winter; it comes from the silence
Alyosha's awakening
“And do you see our Son? Do you see him?”
“I’m afraid… I don’t dare to look,” whispered
Kim Phillips-Fein on the Powerball
“Rather than simply manipulating ignorance, the lottery teaches a sly lesson: for people in desperate situations, fantasy is the only
The Revenant: Meditations on Redemptive Suffering
After seeing this gorgeous film last night, I believe this review hits at the crucial feature of the film in
'The Writer,' by Richard Wilbur
“In her room at the prow of the house
Where light breaks, and the windows are tossed with linden,
My
The resplendent light of advent
My thoughts have been devoted a lot recently, through Advent and now especially during the Christmas season, on the “light”
Why are you afraid, Herod, when you hear of the birth of a king? He does not come to drive you out, but to conquer the devil...
Why are you afraid, Herod, when you hear of the birth of a king? He does not come to drive
"He who walks in love can neither go astray nor be afraid"
From my friend Peter Nguyen, SJ (yesterday):
“Today is the Feast of St. Stephen, the 1st martyr. The gift of
