Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.“
-Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn,
who was born on this date in 1918.
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Poem of the Day:
“Theory of Prayer”
by Thomas Merton
Yesterday marked the anniversary of Merton’s death
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*** 3 Poems by Thomas Merton
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C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church (Brazos Press, 2019). Connect with him online at: C-Christopher-Smith.com