On the Road with Thomas Merton

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August 7, 2021 a project of ServiceSpace Man instinctively regards himself as a wanderer and wayfarer, and it is second nature for him to go on pilgrimage in search of a privileged and holy place, a center and source of indefectible life. - Thomas Merton - On the Road with Thomas Merton "In May 1968, Christian mystic Thomas Merton undertook a pilgrimage to the American West. Fifty years later, filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and writer Fred Bahnson set out to follow Mertons path, retracing the monks journey across the landscape. Amid stunning backdrops of ocean, redwood, and canyon, the film features the faces and voices of people Merton encountered. The essay offers a more intimate meditation on Mertons life and the relevance of the spiritual journey today." { read more } Be The Change Take time this week to orient towards that "center and source of indefectible life," that Merton alluded to. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 111 Trees Big Picture Competition: Celebrating Earth's Diversity This is Me at 68: Elders Reflect During Crisis On Being Alone A Tribute to Mary Oliver The Understory: Life Beneath the Forest Floor Three Methods for Working with Chaos Love in the Time of Coronavirus DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,603 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More