IN THIS EPISODE
Finding the True Self: Praying with Thomas Merton
Filmmaker & writer Cassidy Hall shares a text by Thomas Merton about the search for true self through humility. She tells how these words inspired her to redirect her vocational path, seek out silence and solitude, and be true to herself in God.
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WRITING PROMPT Within us there is an inner, natural dignity. An inherent worthiness that can be called the True Self, the soul, the unconscious, deep consciousness, or the indwelling Holy Spirit. Though it does not need words to define itself, try to express with a few phrases one unique, radiant quality you possess. It might shows itself best when you are silent, in gratitude and in love with God. What ballad or poem would tell the story of your True Self that shares its beauty?
About the Guest
Cassidy Hall is the author of Notes on Silence, a filmmaker on the documentary feature: In Pursuit of Silence and her directorial debut: Day of a Stranger, a short film about Thomas Merton. She co-hosts the Encountering Silence podcast and is Secretary of the International Thomas Merton Society. Cassidy holds a Masters degree in Counseling and is currently pursuing her MDiv in Indianapolis. Cassidy’s writing has been published in the Convivium Journal, The Thomas Merton Seasonal, and has been featured on The Huffington Post, Patheos, and the National Catholic Reporter