Archive for December 10th, 2006

10 Dec

Otis Redding

Posted by Liam in Ideas, Opinion & Commentary. Tagged: .

One year prior to the death of Thomas Merton the world lost another bright light when the 26-year old soul sing Otis Redding died in a plane crash in Madison, WI. Redding is by far my favorite male vocalist of all time. His most famous song is “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the [...]

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10 Dec

Thomas Merton

Posted by Liam in My Year With the Saints. Tagged: , , .

I’m not sure when I first heard of Thomas Merton, it was either in high school or college, and it came from older Catholic people of faith quoting Merton as a wise old American monk. The more I learned about him, the more intrigued I was. He was a monk who lived as [...]

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