I make monastic silence a protest against the lies of politicians, propagandists, and agitators,

and when I speak it is to deny that my faith and my church

can ever be aligned with these forces of injustice and destruction.

But it is true, nevertheless, that the faith in which I believe is also invoked

by many who believe in war, believe in racial injustices,

believe in self-righteous and lying forms of tyranny.

My life must, then, be a protest against these also,

and perhaps against these most of all.

~Thomas Merton

why it’s not ok to turn away…

inquiry for today~ may you feel heart to heart today…

a well designed life…

The practice of peace and reconciliation

is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

~Thich Nhat Hanh