Jonathan Montaldo
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Montaldo, Director Emeritus of the Merton Center at Bellermine University, says that people respond to Merton's writings because he wrote from the deepest part of his soul. He was an authentic monk in the spirit of Meister Eckhart. "Merton believed that to know yourself truly is to know God, who is intimately involved in your innermost self."
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A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate.
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New Seeds of Contemplation is one of Thomas Merton's most widely read and best-loved books. Christians and non-Christians alike have joined in praising it as a notable successor in the meditative tradition of St. John of the Cross, The Cloud of Unknowing, and the medieval mystics, while others have compared Merton's reflections with those of Thoreau. New Seeds of Contemplation seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected...
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This program highlights interviews and public presentations inspired by the life and legacy of the renowned spiritual practitioner and contemplative, the late Thomas Merton. Gathered together in a unique forum sponsored by the Thomas Merton Center Foundation, the presenters represent many cultures, vocations, and spiritual faiths.