Thomas Merton is one of those monastics who continues to inspire so many. Here, the Jesuit Jim Martin reads one of his favorite passages from his book, Thoughts in Solitude.
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“In a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.” A mystic, a 20th-century religious intellectual, a social change agent, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., famously saying afterwards that he felt his legs were praying. Heschel’s poetic theological writings are still read and widely studied today. His faith was as much about “radical amazement” as it was about certainty. And he embodied the passionate social engagement of the prophets, drawing on wisdom at once provocative and nourishing.
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July 12, 2016
After arriving in the U.S. in the 1930s, Albert Einstein witnessed the inequities and injustices done to black Americans. Read his little-known essay from 1946 about the "deeply entrenched evil" as he saw it then, and that pervades this country today.
November 26, 2014
For Thanksgiving, Parker Palmer asks us to find new ways to be filled with gratitude and praise. It's in the gratitude for the ground we stand on, the blessing of togetherness, and the kindness of strangers, that we remember our work is loving the world.
April 27, 2016
A helpful word can be a salve, but it's not always what we need. Parker Palmer on the power of quiet, unobtrusive presence to heal in troubled times.
December 8, 2016
The farmer-poet-conservationist Wendell Berry reads his poem iconic poem. Listen and share!
May 15, 2011
“The skills gap is a reflection of what we value. To close the gap, we need to change the way...
August 1, 2017
A NASA climate scientist wrestles with the story of the ocean's "long slong to equilibrium," the ease of modern life, and the whispers that continue after we're gone.
July 7, 2017
Rather than focusing on what's beyond the limits of ordinary experience, we might be better served focusing on what's within.
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