I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to actually get to reading Thomas Merton’s autobiography. It became a best-seller upon its release in 1948 and has remained in constant publication since then, translated into 40 languages. Merton’s life began in France among artists, was lived out in a Trappist monastery in Kentucky,Continue reading “A visit to the The Seven Storey Mountain”
Author Archives: heather choate davis
Here comes the light
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16)
Becoming Flame
A reading from The Desert of the Heart, a collection of sayings from the 4th-century Desert Fathers: Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph and he said to him, “Abba, as far as I can, I say my little office, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace and as farContinue reading “Becoming Flame”
The Word
How Wonderful! I speak of the soul and seven people rise from their chairs and leave the room, seven others lean forward to listen. I speak of the body, the spirit, the mockingbird, the hollyhock, leaves opening in the rain, music, faith, angels seen at dusk—and seven more people leave the room and are seenContinue reading “The Word”
The Golden Rule the World Over, 7
The Native American tribe known as the Pimas capture The Golden Rule this way: “Do not wrong or hate your neighbor. For it is not he who you wrong, but yourself.” Here we see the rule take a new twist into the area of blame and shame. The classic pointed finger with four pointing backContinue reading “The Golden Rule the World Over, 7”
Heather Choate Davis 