A Trappist monk who died in 1968, Thomas Merton offers a crucial warning for the American Church: the dangerous mingling of Christianity with nationalism threatens the integrity of faith today. This article explores how Merton's insights diagnose our present crisis and what practical steps can renew authentic faith. In the summer of 1966, Thomas Merton... Continue Reading →
FAITH & JUSTICE · BOOK REVIEW & COMMENTARY
FAITH & JUSTICE · BOOK REVIEW & COMMENTARY Reclaiming the Revolution A Christian Response to Modern Nationalism — Drawing on Merton, Adler, and Bonhoeffer See · Judge · Act On what organizers have called No Kings Day — a national day of protest against executive overreach — marches are echoing across the country. The headlines,... Continue Reading →
FAITH, JUSTICE & THE CLASSROOM
Who Can Afford to Be Catholic? When tuition at our own schools rivals the cost of college, we must ask: have we lost the soul of Catholic education? Catholic Social Commentary ~ A See–Judge–Act Reflection SEE What is actually happening in Catholic schools today? Look honestly at the data, the tuition, and the enrollment. JUDGE... Continue Reading →
Walking in Circles for Truth: 24 March Through Catholic Social Teaching
Walking in Circles for Truth 24 March and the Argentine Dirty War Through Catholic Social Teaching See–Judge–Act Method ✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ✦ As a Historian, We See ~ Discern, and We ACT! Argentina’s National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice (Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia), observed each 24th of... Continue Reading →
When the Cross Becomes a Flag: Thomas Merton, Christian Nationalism, and the Media Machine Fueling It
Observe-Discern-Act "You can now find the most ardent Christians lined up in the most ridiculous, regressive, irrational parades. If they were concerned only with flying saucers and conversations with the departed, it would not be so bad, but they are also deeply involved in racism, in quasi-Fascist nationalism, in every shade of fanatical hate cult,... Continue Reading →
Beyond Borders: Thomas Merton and the Soul of World Religions
How a Trappist monk's radical openness transformed Christian interfaith dialogue Thomas Merton was a cloistered Trappist monk, bound by vows and monastery walls—yet his spiritual imagination broke through every boundary. By his sudden death in Bangkok in December 1968, he ranked among Christianity's most influential voices on interfaith dialogue. He achieved this not just through... Continue Reading →
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