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:Welcome to Praying Daily, maintained by Andy Harnack. Visiting this blog, you will notice that while it encourages all forms of prayer, the blog's special emphasis is the promotion of contemplative or centering prayer. Your comments are welcome.
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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