Merton: Mystic at the Center of America

able accept action active allowed American anonymity asked aware became become begin believed called Christ Christian Church claim comes common considered contemplation continued decision develop discover divine enter everything existence experience faith feel final freedom give heart human identify identity individual infused inner intellect intuition involved listening living longer lose lost machine mass meaning Merton Merton believed metaphysical mind monastery monastic monk mysticism myth natural never object one's ourselves paradox prayer present prose pure radical reality recognize religious response seek seemed sense simply social society solitude soon soul speak spiritual spoke stand tell term things Thomas thought tion told tradition transcendent Trappist tried true truth understanding voice wanted whole writing wrote