Thomas Merton's prophetic message still needed in a world of violence

“As global violence continues to threaten the lives and freedom of people around the world, Merton challenges us in his essay ‘The Christian in World Crisis,’ to remember that ‘it is a special obligation of the Christian, who, as a follower of Christ, must be a peacemaker.’ The vocation to peacemaking is not for a select few, but for all the baptized, who are exhorted by Christ himself to be instruments of peace in a world of violence.” 

By Daniel P. Horan, National Catholic Reporter

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/thomas-mertons-prophetic-message-still-needed-world-violence