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The Feast of Thomas Merton
Today, December 10, we remember, celebrate, and give thanks for the life and resurrection of Thomas Merton. This is a new and welcome commemoration to the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church as set forth in Holy Women, Holy Men – Celebrating the Saints. The date of this commemoration marks the anniversary of Merton’s death. While attending an international conference on Buddhist and Christian monasticism in Bangkok, Thailand he was accidentally electrocuted on December 10, 1968.
There is much that could be said about Merton. Rather than talking or writing about Merton we may be better served to simply listen to him:
- “It is in the ordinary duties and labors of life that the Christian can and should develop his spiritual union with God. (Life and Holiness)
- If we are called to holiness of life, and if holiness is beyond our natural power too achieve (which it…
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Sacred Monotony, the Season after Pentecost
“Let me check my calendar and I’ll get back with you.” Coordinating calendars has become a regular routine for many, perhaps most, of us. We are scheduled people, busy people. Computers and phones buzz, beep, or ring reminding us of our…
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Interruptions
"A brother came and stayed with a certain solitary and when he was leaving he said: 'Forgive me, Father, for I have broken in upon your Rule.' But the hermit replied, saying: 'My Rule is to receive you with hospitality…
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If You Want a Spiritual Life
If you want to have a spiritual life you must unify your life. A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for.…
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Urgent Need Makes A Real Meditation
“Habitual self-complacency is almost always a sign of spiritual stagnation. The complacent no longer feel in themselves any real indigence, an urgent need for God. Their meditations are comfortable, reassuring and inconclusive. Their mental prayer quickly degenerates into day-dreaming, distractions…
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Annunciation Happens at the Virgin Point – A Sermon for the Feast of the Annunciation, Luke 1:26-38
The collect and readings for the Feast of the Annunciation may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 1:26-38. In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a…
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Sacred Monotony, Resting in God
St. Augustine said that our hearts are restless until they rest in God. “Resting in God” sounds like a great idea but it often seems we are too busy to take time to rest in God. The restlessness continues. So we…
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The Feast of Thomas Merton
Today, December 10, we remember, celebrate, and give thanks for the life and resurrection of Thomas Merton. This is a new and welcome commemoration to the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church as set forth in Holy Women, Holy Men…
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The Season After Pentecost – Ordinary Time
The Feast of Pentecost, one of the Church’s principal feasts, was celebrated just a few days ago on Sunday, May 31, 2009. We have now entered the Season after Pentecost. The Sundays during this time all seem the same. The…
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Interrupting the Silence 