In the absence of God life’s little spooky prejudices take on power as the ultimate authorities for us.
Thomas Merton
on the road
The one who journeys with purpose is able to negotiate any obstacle. But the wanderer is forever rudderless, tossed by every whim of fashion in the sea of popular opinion.
Thomas Merton
“I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
lost in grace
An interesting experience this weekend on the new Christchurch Belfast bypass road. GPS has not yet caught up with the fact that after several years of planning and...
many storeys
Even fifty years after his untimely death, Thomas Merton remains one of the great Christian writers and teachers. In Christchurch we feel a special connection with him...
Thomas Merton
Thank you to Bosco Peters, author of www.liturgy.co.nz for his reminder this morning that on this day in 1968, Thomas Merton died. Merton books remain on best-seller...
Thomas Merton
born: 31 January 1915 died: 10 December 1968 One of the great spiritual classics of the twentieth century is Thomas Merton's Seven Story Mountain. Within...
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Jesus Christ IS speaking and IS teaching, IS preaching and IS healing in our own neighbourhoods
seriously
I’m inspired by Moses’ willingness to accept a NO from God
breaking & entering
I’m happy that Mary’s immediate response at the Annunciation was to be troubled.
here & now
Giraffes with their long necks can look back and forward. Rabbits are nourished by the grass at their feet
God present
Tragically many people think that they are also distant from God. This is not true.