Reflect: Ruminations on Thomas Merton
"Merton became a witness to the truth that God is against all forms of injustice in the world..."
Wisdom Wednesday: Pico Iyer on the change within
“The only problem is in me, and therefore, the solution is in me.”
Merton Monday: If you love peace, then hate justice…
“Instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the appetites and disorder in your own soul..."
Reflect: Love Letter to the Earth
"If we understand the Earth as a living, breathing organism, we can heal ourselves and heal the Earth as well."
Wisdom Wednesday: Woman Stands Shining’s words of affirmation
“How can we make each other the beautiful, beloved, celebrated, nurtured, nourished, beloved brother and sister that we witness in each other?”
CIR 2020: ALL IN A YEAR’S WORK
Amid a global pandemic, we have remained resolute in our commitment to celebrating "Many Faiths, One Heart, Common Action." See what CIR has been up to in 2020!
Merton Monday: What it really means to be grateful
The key to gratitude: Recognizing God's love in everything
Reflect: Merton’s Prayer for Peace
"Save us then from our obsessions! Open our eyes, dissipate our confusions, teach us to understand ourselves and our adversary."
Wisdom Wednesday: Chris Pramuk talks Merton and the Feminine Divine
“If the dominant face of the Bible comes to us in traditionally masculine imagery, wisdom or ‘Sophia’ is the Bible’s more hidden counter-testimony to the hidden face of God.”
Merton Monday: The Child that lies in the manger
“The Child that lies in the manger, helpless and abandoned to the love of His creatures, dependent entirely upon them,,,"