tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post116575810873990464..comments2023-06-20T07:19:44.412-04:00Comments on The Four Mass'keteers: Merton's Ascent and a Few QuotesDavid Nybakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1165832024337205622006-12-11T06:13:00.000-04:002006-12-11T06:13:00.000-04:00Note to self: Next time, put the quotations first...Note to self: Next time, put the quotations first, and all the qualifying, caveating blather after. Gives the reader the benefit of the quote, with the option of passing over the qualifying, caveating blather.<BR/><BR/>Note to note to self: Good idea! Why didn't I think of that?<BR/><BR/>Note to note to note to self: Beats me.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1165787937142123002006-12-10T17:58:00.000-04:002006-12-10T17:58:00.000-04:00Thanks! That's odd (and encouraging) about the Bu...Thanks! That's odd (and encouraging) about the Buddhist readers, because Merton is very big on Catholic theology in this book, and not just in a peripheral way.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1165759154928401602006-12-10T09:59:00.000-04:002006-12-10T09:59:00.000-04:00Too right, Porthos. Too right on all of the above...Too right, Porthos. Too right on all of the above.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this blog entry, bro.<BR/><BR/>One of my mentors at Holy Cross Abbey, Virginia, Father Andrew, told the participants at an ecumenical book study that Buddhist readers find Merton's Ascent to Truth their favorite of his works. I think you point out some important reasons why this is so.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.com