‘What I wear is pants. What I do is live. How I pray is breathe.’ – Thomas Merton ‘What I wear is pants. What I do is live. How I pray is breathe.’ these 3 sentences come from my self-adopted contemplative grandfather, Thomas Merton.They ring so true for me that they were the basis for my thesis paper in graduate school. Why? Well, for me, they represent an embodied response to one of my essential life questions – how does contemplation intersect with day-to-day life? My intention here is to kick off the Life of a Day series in grand …
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Life of a Day Series (Trailer)
‘Like people or dogs, each day is unique and hasits own personality quirks which can easily be seenif you look closely.’ – Tom Hennen, Life of a Day How does contemplation appear in the life of your day? I’ve heard from many of you that this question lingers as you listen to the contemplative echo calling you in your daily life. My hope is that this series will help you answer that question for yourself. To begin, here are a few lines from a favorite poem of mine, ‘Like people or dogs, each day is unique and has its own personality quirks which …
The Mystery Never Leaves You Alone
“It’s strange to be here. The Mystery never leaves you alone.” – John O’Donohue ‘It’s strange to be here. The Mystery never leaves you alone.’ Of all of the opening lines of the books I’ve read, that is the granddaddy of them all. That’s the first eleven words of Anam Cara from the late great philosopher-poet John O’Donohue. I love the opening lines of a book. See, the first lines of a book are a prophecy. It’s the threshold that sets the tone for the pilgrimage of pages in waiting. If I could distill this episode, those words – ‘It’s strange to be …
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