Thomas Merton was born on this day in 1915.
One hundred years, today…
While it is conventional among Christian churches to acknowledge their holy ones on the day of their death, when they go on to the heavenly reward, me, I vastly prefer acknowledging their birth. After all it is the dawn of something, and with Merton, one can argue he symbolizes a special birth, of a new era of interfaith dialogue, and more. His engagement with the spiritually mature across religious traditions, and especially with Zen Buddhists opened doors that many people would walk through. Including me.
Blessings on his name.
Blessings on his work.
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