September 8, 2024

woman sitting on a bench in solitude watching a sunrise.

Solitude Is Not Separation

The Trappist monk Thomas Merton practiced and wrote about the contemplative life of interior solitude, which, he believed, was not cultivated by isolating ourselves from the world.
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An old ladder reaching into the night starry sky.

Creation Is a Ladder to God

Penance, poverty, humility and compassion were the values that forged Francis into a “cosmic brother,” one who was related to all creatures and to the elements of creation.
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