Why I write about saints and holy lives: casting seeds of awareness that might awaken someone to a different path. For Merton it was reading about the Trappists in the Catholic Encyclopedia. For @JamesMartinSJ a documentary about Merton. Suddenly another way was possible.
James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ
16 Jul 2021
Dear friends: In 1986, I came home from a miserable day at work at GE in Stamford, Ct., reheated some spaghetti and plopped down in front of the TV. I turned on PBS and stumbled across a documentary called "Merton: A Film Biography." I was 25... piped.video/watch?v=wwV7A8Fn…
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Jul 16, 2021 · 11:55 AM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @JamesMartinSJ
I love your entries here or in @GiveUsThisDayLP on the saints. I will adopt your phrase, seeds of awareness.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @JamesMartinSJ
Along with Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton gave a new perspective to me simply about being and accepting myself as I am to be fully alive. Revolutionary for me and I am blessed to have @jonmsweeney to thank for the fresh pointer to Merton’s writings.
Replying to @RobertEllsberg @JamesMartinSJ
What a wonderful film. Until now (as I replied to Fr. Martin) I knew more about Ernesto Cardenal, who is in it (I covered Nicaragua as a reporter in the 1980s), than about Thomas Merton. Now, thanks to Fr. Martin, I will read as much Merton as I can find.