Articles Recollections of Thomas Merton’s Last Days in the West by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB Drawing connections between Buddhism and Christianity, Merton reflects on the universal meaning of prayer.
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Articles Work and Leisure by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB A person who lives only at the active level is like someone who only breathes…
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