Monday, September 29, 2008

Thomas Merton and the Contemplative Life

Yesterday in Sunday class we discussed Chapter 5 of Leighton Ford's The Attentive Life, and the name of Thomas Merton came up several times. Sharing our thoughts about contemplative prayer, two of Merton's books were mentioned: Contemplative Prayer and The Inner Experience. If you’re interested in reading Merton, you might wish to take a look/see at this video; it nicely captures Merton’s contemplative spirit:



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