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florasita
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Posted: Sept 27 2008 at 12:58am \| IP Logged

Ladies Thomas Merton is my new fav author

I am looking to get one of his books , one our library does not have

.any ideas ?
I'm thinking of how to love the world , have you read it ?
Much Love , Rox

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Posted: Sept 27 2008 at 7:07am \| IP Logged

What have you read so far?

We have a Trappist monastery nearby - in the town Brian and I grew up in. Their bookshop is loaded with Thomas Merton Titles.

He's quite an interesting person. I love that his Abbot insisted that he write. So un-Cistercian at the time he entered Gethsemane...

Blessings,

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Posted: Sept 27 2008 at 7:11pm \| IP Logged

Hi Nissa , I have just read A thomas Merton Reader
The Wisdom of the desert . which get this I bpought for ds20 at Christmas and didn't even know it was by Thomas Merton The essential writings , and there are a few more books I took out of the library but I cannot remember the titles
I would very much like to read his book on contemplative prayer . Have you read it ?
It is about $10 here so I may go for that one plus the how to love the world .
hmmm I can rarely get buy without buying more then one title

plus shipping is free after a certain amount of $

I've seen pics of the grounds there .a few years back ds was thinking to go on a vocation retreat and now I think maybe it was there . It looks so calm beautiful .

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Posted: Sept 27 2008 at 8:19pm \| IP Logged

I remember reading his autobiography, Seven Storey Mountain, and being very moved. So I did a little rabbit trail and found that a Catholic should really use caution when reading through Merton. In his later life he started venturing into Eastern religions and mysticism.

Can You Trust Thomas Merton? This article reiterates what I had learned about Merton, but does give a list of recommended reading.

The Several-Storied Merton

Three American Sophomores: the Restlessness of Thomas Merton, J. D. Salinger & Jack Kerouac

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Posted: Sept 29 2008 at 10:21am \| IP Logged

Thanks Jenn . I am in good aurthority for discernment etc.
I know of Thomas Mertons closeness with the Dali Lama etc.
There are groups who beleive he and Momma T are not real catholics

in the end it is between them and Jesus not us to label .
Not all catholics are roman catholic or european catholic culturly but many cultures are orthodox catholic in thier religion .My church drums during mass instaed of having an organ or piano we are aboriginal catholic not european catholic church
There are people here on this group who 10 yrs ago were capable of and did shun others for reading waldorf or using a gentle lovely currciulum like oakmeadow

I also read tons of Kerouac .He was a very lost soul . Many searching souls are drawn to other lost souls

it does not make anyone less catholic or least catholic

One author I loved was Catherine Cookson she was very lost for many yrs then near her passing I think in her 90's maybe she found her way again . I still pray for her but she did much healing before passing .
I do read books on wicca etc. now and am safe but this is between me and my spritual director my work etc.
many who are lost do not know they are searching and the danger etc.
I pray for Jack Kerouac often his soul was very very sad but he is still a catholic it just took his soul passing from the physical for him to heal .This is what I mean when I tell people who were once lost .It is a great responsiblity now for them to pray for those souls He placed in our path

I also pray for Mel Gibson and that fellow who made the movie bella .
Thanks for the caution it is always best to caution ask others to be prudent

I'm going to stick with the choosing to love the world book for now and then maybe try the seven story mountain . I don't want anything to heavy right now as I'm praparing for another round of contemplation

Thanks so much . Your Sister in Christ , Roxie

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