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Awesome tour of Merton’s hermitage. Essentially unchanged for over 50 years.
A brief tour of Thomas Merton’s hermitage (part 1)
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I believe a quote from Leon Bloy, not Teilhard.
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John Vann was one of his best friends, almost a brother. When I asked him why he loved “Butch Cassidy…” so much he said it reminded him of his time with Vann in Vietnam.
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Replying to @FranSzpylczyn
Thank you. 🙏
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Replying to @JamesMartinSJ
Thank you, Fr Jim!
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Thank you so much for introducing me to this poem! Yes, that describes my dad.
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“Is your father a person of faith?” A number of people have asked me this question since he posted news about his pancreatic cancer. Here are some of my reflections. “A Person of Hope”sacredheartuniversity.typepa…
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I was so glad to have this deep conversation with 96-yr-old Br David Steindl-Rast, a modern spiritual master, about his new book, "You Are Here: Keywords for Life Explorers." @OrbisBooks @grateful_org piped.video/watch?v=UtoGPjeE…
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David Steindl-Rast: "You Are Here." @OrbisBooks
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Sr Irene McCormack, ¡Presente! My reflections on her life and death in @GiveUsThisDayLP
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On your way to becoming a rare “triple threat” as a teacher, scholar, and saint.
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I found this clip from an email taped to my dad’s computer. I sent it to him at a time of discouragement when he was ready to give up writing his book “The Doomsday Machine.”
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So proud of my sister @MaryEllsberg, receiving Presidential Medal from George Washington University where she is Founding Director of the Global Women’s Institute. An epidemiologist and activist she has done much to document and elevate recognition of violence vs women and girls.
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