Church basement art show

"To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of our times."
--Thomas Merton.

Pencil portrait by Mary Placios, 1982.
Arches in morning light
reflected in glass
over the portrait, 2012.

Thanks to Ceridwen for this article on Merton as photographer. Merton has been important to me since 1975, but not till now did I know there is a collection of his photographs in a book. I've just ordered a used copy.