by Brenda McWilliams | Jul 18, 2022 | Opinion
Thomas Merton proposed in his 1965 book Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander that a widely accepted U.S. myth was that “America is the earthly paradise.” “When a myth becomes a daydream, it is judged, found wanting, and must be discarded. To cling to it when it has lost...
by Lee Camp | May 23, 2018 | Opinion
An endorsement blurb from Johnny Cash graces the back side of “Nashville Skyline,” Bob Dylan’s 1969 album recorded in Music City. “Here-in is a hell of a poet,” said Cash, as reported by Robert Hudson in his book, “The Monk’s...
by Jerrod Hugenot | Sep 28, 2015 | Opinion
True to form, Pope Francis demonstrated humility in his way of interacting with all people, not only those in secular or sacred halls of power, during his trip to the U.S. last week. A pontiff who prefers to eat with the homeless rather than national leaders is a...
by Leroy Seat | Jan 30, 2015 | Opinion
Growing up in rural northwest Missouri, I didn’t have much opportunity to know people who belonged to the Roman Catholic Church. My years in two Baptist colleges and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary didn’t afford much possibility of getting to know...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 26, 2011 | Opinion
The death of the famous Trappist monk Thomas Merton on Dec. 10, 1968, was tragic. Born in 1915, Merton had gone to Thailand for an interfaith conference between Catholic and non-Christian monks, a meeting held in a Red Cross Conference Center in a suburb of Bangkok....
