How can we tell people they are walking around shining like the sun? Here is a sonnet I wrote inspired by Psalm 8, Thomas Merton, and by a recent experience at our local soup kitchen.
Sonnet for Psalm 8
Merton’s Freedom
A sonnet (of sorts) inspired by the Christian monk and writer, Thomas Merton.
Talk about Things Good for Our Souls
The desert fathers and mothers from the 3rd and 4th centuries remind us that when we spend our time criticizing everything, "we drag one another down into the abyss." So let's talk about things that are good for our souls.
The Few Things
Learning from Henri Nouwen to be faithful to my vocation to "do well the few things that I am called to do."
Thursday’s Poem, Prayer, Psalm, and Promise
Here are the prayers for Thursday morning, from my booklet of weekly prayers, "Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises."
Giving Thanks for Thomas Merton
Today, I am thinking with gratitude of one of my spiritual mentors and heroes in the faith, Thomas Merton, who entered the Abbey of Gethsemane monastery in Kentucky on this day, December 10th, in 1941, and then died on this same day in 1968. My life of faith has been deeply influenced by this remarkable man, so here are a few thoughts that I feel led to share.
Breathe Without Ceasing
Are you feeling anxious and stressed out? Are you finding it difficult to pray? Is so, then I want to share with you a simple spiritual practice that I have found helpful, the practice of breathing, and letting our breathing become prayer.
