![]() ![]() If he had always been a Christian, it would have been one thing. ![]() ![]() Reading about the sad fate of Merton's parents, and especially the artistic upbringing of Merton makes me love the monk and take pride in the fact that I walked in the territory of the offspring of similar birds. Knowing Merton's personal background now has made him in my eyes the exact opposite of a harsh or dogmatic read. But I wanted to say all that in the previous paragraph so you understand it has been a strong resistance. I don't know if I can convince anyone that I have good reason for my resistance against Catholicism. It took until 2018 for me to read some Merton for myself. I thought about the nature as being connected to this guy Merton who everyone was talking about. We happened to be in Kentucky and took a visit to Gethsemane as well as Sister Loretto House. Many of the students were reading and referring to Merton, but I wrote it off as their religiosity. May Sarton and Gail Sher, Rilke and Rumi, and tons of self selected works of our choosing. When we spoke about Thomas Merton, I asked a rare question for me, "Was this required reading?" To my happiness, the answer was no. I took a class in college in Contemplative Writing. ![]() As a Secular Humanist, I Gleaned a lot from This ![]()
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