Here this concern finds expression in poetic irony and in meditations intentionally dour. In these brief, challenging pieces, Father Merton does not offer consolation or easy remedies. He looks candidly and without illusions at the world...

Learning to Love: Exploring Solitude and Freedom: Exploring Solitude and Freedom, the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Six: 1966-67

"The moment of takeoff was ecstatic...joy. We left the ground-I with Christian mantras and a great sense of destiny, of being at last on my true way after years of waiting and wondering..." With these words, dated October 15. 1968, the...

"Christliche Kontemplation: Ein radikaler Weg der Gottessuche" von Thomas Merton ist ein tiefgründiges Werk über die spirituelle Praxis der Kontemplation im christlichen Kontext. Merton, ein Trappistenmönch und bedeutender geistlicher...