On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:56:20 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:06:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

When's the last time you read anything by Thomas Merton?

Gee - I'd have to think about that.

I read "Seven Story Mountain" first in high school, then again in
college along with "Sign of Jonas" during a two semester course in
Comparative Theology (oddly, both of my best friends were so moved by
Merton's work that they decided to join the religious life - one is a
Methodist minister and the other a Franciscan Priest) - say 35 years
or so +/-.

Why?

I wondered if you noticed something interesting about Merton. He was a great
example of how religion should be done: with modesty. It's like a dog. Keep
it on your own property and don't let it bark incessantly at people who are
just minding their own business.

Well, we have some common ground at least. I am not one who
appreciates proselytizing be it religious or political.

It's a valid point - lead by example.