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Our Own Lives Quotes by Thomas Merton
- Conscience is the light by which we interpret the will of God in our own lives.
- It is true that we are called to create a better world. But we are first of all called to a more immediate and exalted…
- Not only does silence give us a chance to understand ourselves better, to get a truer and more balanced perspective on our own lives in…
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