# Thomas Merton

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The More You Know About Yourself, the Less You Understand

Are we thinking ourselves into a new dark age? We’ve spent the better part of seventy years trying to understand ourselves through psychology. We know about attachment styles, childhood trauma, unconscious motivations, and all the reasons we supposedly behave the way we do. We’ve diagnosed our ex‮…

Tilting Towards Sunlight with John Dickerson

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For the inaugural episode of The Junction, I'm delighted to welcome one of my favorite journalists and conversationalists, John Dickerson. John is an award-winning journalist, author, and former co-anchor of the CBS Evening News. Over a remarkable career, he's served as moderator of Face the Natio‮…

The Chuang Tzu – Flight from the Shadow: What am I trying to escape from?

"He failed to realize that if he merely stepped into the shade, his shadow would vanish, and if he sat down and stayed still, there would be no more footsteps." — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, page 155 GUS – 12StepRecovery.ai 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! Here is a link to‮…

The Chuang Tzu – Flight from the Shadow: What am I trying to escape from?

"He failed to realize that if he merely stepped into the shade, his shadow would vanish, and if he sat down and stayed still, there would be no more footsteps." — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, page 155 GUS – 12StepRecovery.ai 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! Here is a link to‮…

THE PLACE WHERE ALL MYSTICS MEET | Free Radical Podcast ep81 | James Finley | 11/4/26

In this latest episode of the Free Radical Podcast, we welcome acclaimed author, psychologist, teacher, and contemplative elder James Finley for a tender exploration of spiritual awakening, healing, and the mystery of the human soul. A former student of Thomas Merton, faculty member at Center fo‮…

Church and Culture Hr 1 - November 7, 2026 - James K. Hanna talks about Jack Kerouac and Thomas Merton.

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974. Who You Are as a Leader

Strategies, systems, and leadership techniques matter, but they only go so far without the character, integrity, and self-awareness that make people want to follow you. In this episode, Dr. Killeen explores the difference between what a leader does and who a leader is. Drawing on Thomas Merton’s i‮…

Episode 280: Queering Contemplation | A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Cassidy Hall

"Thomas Merton says, 'To be a saint means to be myself,'" says Rev. Dr. Cassidy Hall. "My experience is so much of God lives ... in the liminality and the unknown and the questions. The more I lived outside of norms or expectations, the more I met God, and myself. Because I was more free to be who‮…

What’s the History of Spiritual Direction? (E14)

Back in the monastery on a rainy afternoon, Suhail and Mary give their attention to the first of two episodes on “The History of Spiritual Direction in the Christian Tradition.” They explore the importance of knowing those who have gone before us and offer an overview of three predominant historic‮…

The Chuang Tzu – Flight from the Shadow: What more is needed?

"What more is needed? Everything is amply taken care of!" — Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu, page 156 GUS – 12StepRecovery.ai 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting: https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Yea‮…