Today is Thomas Merton’s 100th birthday

Today is the one-hundreth birthday of Catholic monk, mystic, and renown writer, Thomas Merton.

The film clip above was taken at an interfaith conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 10th, 1968. It captured his last recorded public remarks. One hour later, he was accidentally electrocuted in his hotel room…

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How do you change the culture?

One way is through art. That is why I have written “The Wedding at Cana,” a mini musical which is in production right now. It is based on the second chapter of the Gospel of John…

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The war of the religions

Four religions wage war for supremacy of western civilization.

Each uses remarkably different tactics to gain converts and exert their control over society.

What is a religion? A religion is a system of beliefs and practices which embrace some sort of faith component. The four competing religions are…

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“Evolution is a beautiful example of God’s design”

“There are relatively few atheists among neurologists and brain surgeons and among astrophysicists, but many among psychologists, sociologists, and historians. The reason seems obvious: the first study divine design, the second study human undesign.”

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“Charlie Hebdo had it coming”

“Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone. Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people’s desires.”

I hope Barack Obama, Howard Dean, and Ben Affleck are paying attention…

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On the third day of Christmas…

By Tom Quiner I saw this explanation of the third day of Christmas on Facebook this morning: On the third day of Christmas, three French hens. Known for their beauty and rarity, the three French hens signify both the gifts of the Magi (gold, frankincense and myrrh) and the three theological virtues (faith, hope and…

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