Seasons of CelebrationMacmillan, 1965 - 248 pages This work, originally inspired by the liturgical renewal brought on by Vatican II, contains Thomas Merton's meditations on the seasons of the liturgical year. He examines the words, songs, ceremonies, signs, and movements that are designed to open our hearts and minds. |
Contents
LITURGY AND SPIRITUAL PERSONALISM | 1 |
CHURCH AND BISHOP IN ST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH | 28 |
TIME AND THE LITURGY | 45 |
THE SACRAMENT OF ADVENT IN THE SPIRITUALITY OF ST BERNARD | 61 |
HOPE OR DELUSION? | 88 |
THE NATIVITY KERYGMA | 101 |
ASH WEDNESDAY | 113 |
CHRISTIAN SELFDENIAL | 125 |
THE NEW LIFE | 144 |
A HOMILY ON LIGHT AND THE VIRGIN MARY | 158 |
THE GOOD SAMARITAN | 171 |
THE NAME OF THE LORD | 183 |
IN SILENTIO | 204 |
COMMUNITY OF PARDON | 216 |
THE OPEN | 231 |
Other editions - View all
Seasons of Celebration: Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical Feasts Thomas Merton Limited preview - 2010 |
Seasons of Celebration: Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical Feasts Thomas Merton No preview available - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
asceticism aseity Ash Wednesday ashes become beginning bishop celebration chasid chesed Christian personalism Church Cistercian communion creature Cross darkness death divine earth Easter ecclesiology eschatological eternal Eucharistic evil fact faith Father flesh freedom gift give glory God's Gospel grace heart heaven Hence hidden Holy Spirit Ignatius of Antioch incorruption Jesus Christ judge Kerygma Kingdom light liturgical movement liturgical renewal liturgy live Lord man's manifest Mary means mercy merely monk mystery of Christ Mystical Name of Yahweh nature ness ourselves pardon participation pascha Paschal Mystery peace penance perfect Pope Pius XII prayer present priest pure reality realize reason Redeemer redemption resurrection revelation Risen Sacrament of Advent sacred sacred mysteries sacrifice saints salvation Samaritan sanctified Savior seek self-denial sense Serm share sing sinners soul St Bernard St Ignatius St Paul theology things tion true truth unity victory whole wisdom words worship