Peace in the Post-Christian Era Literary Collections/Essays male and female he created

male and female he created them

Mary is the mirror that shows us our finest self

something happened inside me

a member of the General Council of the Congregation of the Precious Blood

Peace in the Post-Christian Era Literary Collections/Essays male and female he createdWriting at the height of the Cold War, Merton issued a passionate cry for sanity and a challenge to the idea that unthinkable violence can be squared with the Gospel of Christ. Censors of Merton's Trappist order blocked publication of this work, but forty years later, despite changing circumstances, his prophetic message remains eerily topical. At a time when the "war on terrorism" has replaced the struggle against communism, Merton's work continues