Tag Archives: Thomas Merton

Giving Birth, a Leap of Faith

By Robin Bates | Published: May 7, 2022

In Merton’s poem about the Annunciation, Mary chooses to bring a child into an uncertain world. That leap of faith is an expression of hope.

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The Zen of Athletic Greatness

By Robin Bates | Published: March 23, 2013

An old Taoist poem may capture some of the seemingly effortless transcendence of the greatest athletes.

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Coming into the Peace of Wild Things

By Robin Bates | Published: October 9, 2011

Wendell Barry’s “Peace of Wild Things” provides a vision that can help counteract what Thomas Merton identifies as the most common form of innate violence: the rush and pressure of modern life.

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