What do saintly people look like?
Can we be ‘saintly’? Have you ever spent time with someone you would describe as ‘saintly’?[^1] I can think of […]
Solitude is Golden: A review of “Thoughts in Solitude” by Thomas Merton
The world is populated by too many mindless men and women. “Automatons cannot make a society”, and thus we must learn how to choose, and especially how to choose the life of faith. We “cannot choose faith unless we have self determination and freedom.” Solitude is a vital tool in enabling choice – “coming to this place [of ability to choose] requires some solitude”.