This is “catholicity” … it’s not necessarily religious, it’s about being open to what is universal — that’s the meaning of “Catholic” #HistoryMatters #ReluctantPacifist @mertoncenter.bsky.social
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#IanWar I’m prepared to kill my “god” … why can’t others?
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Both collectively and individually we are tested like silver in a furnace biblehub.com/isaiah/48-10... … language itself becomes simplified and clarified as it’s time for straight-talking.
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🤔 I’ve a lot of reading ahead … 💡 I plan to read both across and against the texts … to try and get some “breakthrough thinking” … #ReluctantPacifist #HistoryMatters
🤔 … think of the number of ‘80s music that featured the themes of “radio”, “airwaves”, “weather”, “atmosphere” … I’ve been having fun collecting these for a future playlist … 💡 inspires my work on Merton #ReluctantPacifist 💡🎼🎶
🤔 … think of the number of ‘80s music that featured the themes of “radio”, “airwaves”, “weather”, “atmosphere” … I’ve been having fun collecting these for a future playlist … 💡 inspires my work on Merton #ReluctantPacifist 💡🎼🎶
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Text: thomasmertonsociety.org/Journal/25/2...
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#HistoryMatters …. Thomas Merton (1966) Conjectures of a guilty bystander, based on 10 years of Merton reflecting of American 🇺🇸 society and culture … #peace #war #ReluctantPacifist
#HistoryMatters …. Thomas Merton (1966) Conjectures of a guilty bystander, based on 10 years of Merton reflecting of American 🇺🇸 society and culture … #peace #war #ReluctantPacifist
Thomas Merton (cropped photo)
Current events are showing me that my little study of a year in the writing life of Thomas Merton #ReluctantPacifist may be more relatable than I had previously considered.