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Our Mission and goals
Members of The Thomas Merton Center strive to develop a spirituality based on Jesus Christ's message of love, compassion and forgiveness and to live his message in today's world. The TMC community seeks to attract those who are on a quest for a deeper spiritual life and invite them to share in this vision.
- To foster a variety of ways by which Catholics and others may develop a deeper spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ and, through him, with God.
- To augment, support and lead the development of ecumenical spirituality, bringing together Christians and non-Christians in areas of common interest and values.
- To build a lay community based on inclusivity and consensus.
- To develop and enhance the faith life of families.
Model of Thomas MertonThomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk of the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani near Bardstown, Kentucky. Merton was internationally known for his religious profundity and insightful reflection, his interest in interfaith and social action work on the problems and possibilities of the world. Merton's courageous spirituality was the model for what we intend to do and be at The Thomas Merton Center.
Legal Organization
The Thomas Merton Center is organized as a private, tax-exempt, non-profit, independent religious education organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of California. A Board of Directors has legal and fiduciary responsibility for the organization, accountable to the applicable state and federal laws, to its Bylaws, its Mission Statement and its registered members. Though Catholic in its origins, intent, and liturgies, The Thomas Merton Center is an independent religious educational organization, not legally affiliated with any church.
Membership
Membership in The Thomas Merton Center is open to everyone without restriction, as are all liturgies, retreats, and spiritual education programs. Nominal membership dues are paid annually. -
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What''s New
- Added appearance notice of Sr Joan Chittister' TMC Appearance in the PROGRAMS section
- Added 2021 Liturgical Calendar
- Urgent Food Drive See Bulletin
- Urgent needs: Ecumenical Hunger Program. See Bulletin
- Updated Board Minutes Section 12/12/2020 see: (Home > Board)
- Bulletin Navigation button added to banner. Future bulletins will be online only
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Items of interest
"Ok,God if you are there, do something"
A lenten prayer by:
Jesuit Father Richard G. Malloy
Article from Catholic News Service (Here)
US Supreme Court eases restrictions on indoor worship: Mercury News article (Here).
“While we will now be able to gather for indoor religious services, it is vital to appreciate that things will not immediately ‘go back to normal’ as COVID-19 still poses serious risks of infection, especially for the most vulnerable,”
Bishop Oscar Cantu, Diocese of San Jose, CA
Thomas Merton embraced the cause of racial justice during his life time. An article and poem by Albert Raboteau is well worth reading: (Here)
Thomas Merton and Racial Reconciliation:
St Thomas Aquinas Masses:See the St Thomas Aquinas website for mass schedule updates (Here)
Catholic Community at Stanfordhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQeiZARyPpk3c0CNQMD_4w
COVID-19
Note: All TMC sponsored masses are cancelled until further notice: (8:45 am Sunday Mass). There are numerous local masses online (Youtube) including ones sponsored by the Catholic Community at Stanford and the St Thomas Aquinas Parish
TMC sponsored in-person retreats. lectures, seminars, and social gatherings have also been temporarily suspended. Public lectures will resume via Zoom in the near future. Prospective attendees will be invited via our extended email lists and by links published at this site.
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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Friends, today’s Gospel tells the story of the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus, at his gate. God is not pleased with this kind of economic inequality, and he burns with passion to set things right.
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CalendarMarch 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 288:45 Mass1Month View March 1, 20212Month View March 2, 20213Month View March 3, 20214Month View March 4, 20215Month View March 5, 20216Month View March 6, 202178:45 Mass81:00p Liturgy MeetingMonth View March 8, 2021-
Monday, March 8, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLiturgy PlanningRead More
9Month View March 9, 202110Month View March 10, 2021117:30p Monthly Board MeetingMonth View March 11, 2021-
Read MoreThursday, March 11, 7:30 PM
12Month View March 12, 202113Month View March 13, 2021148:45 Mass155:00p Spiritual Education MeetingMonth View March 15, 2021-
Monday, March 15, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PMMonthly Planning MeetingRead More
16Month View March 16, 202117Month View March 17, 202118Month View March 18, 202119Month View March 19, 202120Month View March 20, 2021218:45 Mass22Month View March 22, 202123Month View March 23, 202124Month View March 24, 202125Month View March 25, 202126Month View March 26, 202127Month View March 27, 2021288:45 Mass29Month View March 29, 202130Month View March 30, 202131Month View March 31, 20211Month View April 1, 20212Month View April 2, 20213Month View April 3, 2021 -
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Jer 17:5-10Responsorial Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6Gospel Lk 16:19-31
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TMC Bulletins Are Now online only
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Catholic Women Preach
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Catholic News Service
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a new video, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told the people of Iraq he was going to...
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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (CNS) — Dennis R. DePerro, the 21st president of St. Bonaventure University,...
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Global Catholic Climate movement (Gccm)
GLOBAL CATHOLIC
CLIMATE MOVEMENT
This site has featured information on the Global Catholic Climate Movement (CCCM). See below left. The San Jose Mercury news printed in its December 5 edition that carbon emissions, directly related to the greenhouse effect, have started to rise again after abating for the last few years. We have provided a link to read the article. We hope that all people of faith do what they can to take care of and protect our common home.
Link to the article ( here)
“On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act.”
— Pope Francis
The science is irrefutable. There are many ways to act. Please vis[t the GCCM Website to find out what you can do. (Here)
ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME,
