As much of a flaky liberal as Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968) is, both politically and theologically, I love the guy I meet in the pages of the seven volumes of The Journals of Thomas Merton. I am presently savoring Volume Six, 1966-1967. ...
Today, August 5th, is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death. What follows is a post from 13 June 2009.
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Thomas Merton, Journal (IV, 240), writing about Marilyn Monroe around the time of her death in 1962...
Twilight Zone marathon is on
Plenty of nonsense is being spewed about inequality. Pitchfork Pat talks sense.
Hillary had an unlucky year, and thank God for that.
I enjoyed Nebraska.
ObamaCare is not Obama's Care.
An alternative t...
Bob Dylan finally gave his Nobel Prize for Literature lecture. I'm impressed. Besides his musical he mentions his literary influences. He cites many of the books I read as assigned readings in high school, books he claims to have read as...
Or is death just a natural event like any other? Merton the monk triggers a Maverick meditatio mori.
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