tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post7911341379510466376..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: The Scopos of the MonkBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-35325045779287456422009-10-21T10:28:25.896-04:002009-10-21T10:28:25.896-04:00I love Merton. What a great way to start the day.
...I love Merton. What a great way to start the day.<br /><br />(And I daresay Francis may have had a similar response to Merton's!)Tchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388784325608457371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-8803915671210007892009-10-21T09:40:01.742-04:002009-10-21T09:40:01.742-04:00Obscure references? Not me! ;)
It's just an h...Obscure references? Not me! ;)<br /><br />It's just an homage to one of my great teachers, John Cassian, whose first conference discusses the <i>destinatio</i> and <i>finis</i> as well as the <i>scopos</i>, (σκοπος) and <i>telos</i> (τελος)of the monk, all of which are usually Englished as the "end" or the "goal."<br /><br />And the prize for combox html goes to...Charles!Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-34997798939196437402009-10-21T09:08:33.522-04:002009-10-21T09:08:33.522-04:00Do you mean Scopus? (Outlook)
Or did I miss some ...Do you mean Scopus? (Outlook)<br /><br />Or did I miss some more obscure reference?<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-29412344644307894422009-10-21T08:14:37.381-04:002009-10-21T08:14:37.381-04:00I especially like the way he lends a bit of humor ...I especially like the way he lends a bit of humor to a somewhat serious subject...kamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248881807382198330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-5471075046147619812009-10-21T07:47:30.761-04:002009-10-21T07:47:30.761-04:00Great letter to start off the morning. Thank you, ...Great letter to start off the morning. Thank you, Father.Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-13070664793766659642009-10-21T06:34:26.785-04:002009-10-21T06:34:26.785-04:00Could have been written to anyone. In its tendern...Could have been written to anyone. In its tenderness it is most informative! Thank you! CathyA Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-7142873586572439492009-10-20T23:36:41.622-04:002009-10-20T23:36:41.622-04:00thanks for sharing this post, Fr. C! i enjoyed rea...thanks for sharing this post, Fr. C! i enjoyed reading that letter of Thomas Merton to the sixth grader. i think it's good for all of us (not just monks) to go off to the lonely and quiet places from time to time-it's where we will probably hear God the loudest if we're truly listening.PEACE! ~tara t~for narniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338090370392971487noreply@blogger.com