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God by thomas merton

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The New Man

The New Man shows Thomas Merton at the height of his powers and has as its theme the question of spiritual identity.

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No Man Is an Island

A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate.

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The Lifelong Journey of Discovering God and Ourselves: Thomas Merton and the True Self

Presentation by Daniel Horan, OFM, in the Rector's Forum at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, December 20, 2015.

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FindCenterOur idea of God tells us more about ourselves than about Him.

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Thoughts in Solitude

Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private.

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The Wisdom of the Desert

The hermits of Screte who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.

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FindCenterOnly the man who has had to face despair is really convinced that he needs mercy. Those who do not want mercy never seek it. It is better to find God on the threshold of despair than to risk our lives in a complacency that has never felt the need of forgiveness.

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FindCenterTo say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.

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