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Clement of Alexandria, in his Protreptikos (Greek for “persuasion”), defined the Church as “an army that sheds no blood.” This phrase struck Thomas Merton with special force. It greatly distressed him that so many of his Christian contemporaries were advocates of war and even saw nuclear weapons as enjoying God's blessing. This session will discuss Merton's engagement in peacemaking and his close ties with Dorothy Day and others who were at war with war. Jim Forest has spent a lifetime in the cause of peace and reconciliation. Among his personal acquaintances were some of the great peacemakers of our time, including Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. He worked with Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker in New York and then went on to play a key role in mobilizing religious protest against the Vietnam War and served a year in prison for his role in destroying draft records in Milwaukee. He is the author of over a dozen books on spirituality and peacemaking, including The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton's Advice to Peacemakers.

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. This is part two of a two part episode. To listen to part one, click here. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. We tend to turn things into ideologies, and I find in general I'm an ideology-avoider. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Jane Brox, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Hillary Rodham Clinton, It Takes a Village Vincent Van Gogh, Dear Theo Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground Robert Ellsberg, ed., Dorothy Day: Selected Writings Vladimir Menshov (dir.), Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Mikhail Gorbachev, What is at Stake Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Episode 113 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part Two) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Date Recorded: September 10, 2020 Featured photo: Jim Forest with Thich Nhat Hanh, 1980s. Photographer unknown.   

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. This is part two of a two part episode. To listen to part one, click here. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. We tend to turn things into ideologies, and I find in general I'm an ideology-avoider. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Jane Brox, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Hillary Rodham Clinton, It Takes a Village Vincent Van Gogh, Dear Theo Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground Robert Ellsberg, ed., Dorothy Day: Selected Writings Vladimir Menshov (dir.), Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Mikhail Gorbachev, What is at Stake Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Episode 113 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part Two) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Date Recorded: September 10, 2020 Featured photo: Jim Forest with Thich Nhat Hanh,

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. Dorothy Day used to say, 'Hope is a duty, not an option.' It's an obligation. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. When you say the same things every Sunday, it becomes silence... Far from being infinitely boring, it becomes infinitely alive. — Jim Forest Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, The Literary Essays Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Thich Nhat Hanh, Essential Writings Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago Franz Jägerstätter, Letters and Writings from Prison Terence Malick, A Hidden Life Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Protest alone will not keep you going. — Jim Forest Episode 112 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Special Guest: Nancy Forest-Flier Date Recorded: September 10, 2020  

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. Dorothy Day used to say, 'Hope is a duty, not an option.' It's an obligation. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. When you say the same things every Sunday, it becomes silence... Far from being infinitely boring, it becomes infinitely alive. — Jim Forest Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, The Literary Essays Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Thich Nhat Hanh, Essential Writings Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago Franz Jägerstätter, Letters and Writings from Prison Terence Malick, A Hidden Life Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Protest alone will not keep you going. — Jim Forest Episode 112 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Special Guest: Nancy Forest-Flier Date Recorded: September 10, 2020  

If you could take a snapshot of your relationship with silence today, what would it look like? Perhaps you will have just come back from visiting a city where tragedy has brought about a new quality of silence. Perhaps you are just clinging to a daily sitting practice in the midst of a very busy life. Or silence is your companion in a time of personal or professional transformation. In this episode, we muse on what our relationship with silence looks like nowadays. Reflecting on our busy lives and how we try to maintain an intentional relationship with silence in the midst of the busy-ness, we muse on the paradox of how silence calls us back from the "mindlessness" of a life that is dulled by too much time in front of a computer screen, or too much time sitting at a desk — but as we enter into silence, we are taken to a different kind of "mindlessness," a place of forgetting self-consciousness and letting go of ego-defined ways of thinking, seeing or being. "If you go for a hike, which I do often to reduce stress and to recuperate and to be quiet and to enjoy the beauty, if I do that I start to notice there's another level of consciousness that's available to me, and that level of consciousness is tapped in through silence. ... One of the things I've noticed is that silence is that shift in attention away from where it's self-consciousness and all about my ego and my needs, to opening up to the wide world in front of me, and saying 'I'm a player in this, I'm part of the trees, I'm part of the wind, I'm involved in this eco-system,' and that I need to reconnect, that I'm not separate from the flow." — Kevin Johnson We round out our conversation by reflecting on some of the books we are currently reading, including poetry and even a couple of "guilty pleasure" books. Cassidy finishes our conversation with a lovely poem from the great Spanish mystics St. John of the Cross. Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs St. Francis of Assisi, In His Own Words: The Essential Writings Mary Oliver, Devotions Leah Weiss, How We Work Kenneth Leong, The Zen Teachings of Jesus Amy-Jill Levine (ed.), The Jewish Annotated New Testament Evelyn Underhill, An Anthology of the Love of God George Monbiat, Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life Mary Oliver, Upstream: Selected Essays Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey Willis Barnstone (tr.), The Poems of St. John of the Cross Cassidy referred to the book Carl is currently editing. It's called An Invitation to Celtic Wisdom which will be released in November. Episode 21: Encountering Silence in Our Busy Lives Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman, Kevin Johnson Date Recorded: May 4, 2018  

If you could take a snapshot of your relationship with silence today, what would it look like? Perhaps you will have just come back from visiting a city where tragedy has brought about a new quality of silence. Perhaps you are just clinging to a daily sitting practice in the midst of a very busy life. Or silence is your companion in a time of personal or professional transformation. In this episode, we muse on what our relationship with silence looks like nowadays. Reflecting on our busy lives and how we try to maintain an intentional relationship with silence in the midst of the busy-ness, we muse on the paradox of how silence calls us back from the "mindlessness" of a life that is dulled by too much time in front of a computer screen, or too much time sitting at a desk — but as we enter into silence, we are taken to a different kind of "mindlessness," a place of forgetting self-consciousness and letting go of ego-defined ways of thinking, seeing or being. "If you go for a hike, which I do often to reduce stress and to recuperate and to be quiet and to enjoy the beauty, if I do that I start to notice there's another level of consciousness that's available to me, and that level of consciousness is tapped in through silence. ... One of the things I've noticed is that silence is that shift in attention away from where it's self-consciousness and all about my ego and my needs, to opening up to the wide world in front of me, and saying 'I'm a player in this, I'm part of the trees, I'm part of the wind, I'm involved in this eco-system,' and that I need to reconnect, that I'm not separate from the flow." — Kevin Johnson We round out our conversation by reflecting on some of the books we are currently reading, including poetry and even a couple of "guilty pleasure" books. Cassidy finishes our conversation with a lovely poem from the great Spanish mystics St. John of the Cross. Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs St. Francis of Assisi, In His Own Words: The Essential Writings Mary Oliver, Devotions Leah Weiss, How We Work Kenneth Leong, The Zen Teachings of Jesus Amy-Jill Levine (ed.), The Jewish Annotated New Testament Evelyn Underhill, An Anthology of the Love of God George Monbiat, Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life Mary Oliver, Upstream: Selected Essays Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey Willis Barnstone (tr.), The Poems of St. John of the Cross Cassidy referred to the book Carl is currently editing. It's called An Invitation to Celtic Wisdom which will be released in November. Episode 21: Encountering Silence in Our Busy Lives Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman, Kevin Johnson Date Recorded: May 4, 2018  

As a peace activist, biographer, and lover of silence, author Jim Forest's deep humility and sincere way of being reveal to us much about listening, truly seeing, and deeply caring for our fellow human beings. "The day starts in silence... and silence normally — not always, but normally — opens the door to prayer, so prayer and silence are very connected; sometimes the prayer is silence." — Jim Forest Jim Forest, speaking at the Voices of Peace conference. Describing himself as "an undergraduate student at Dorothy Day university" — and noting that he doesn't think he will ever graduate! — Jim Forest tells the story of a truly remarkable life — the child of American communists growing up in the 1950s, he tried his hand in the U.S. Navy but soon dropped out from the service to immerse himself in the world of the Catholic Worker Movement and anti-war activism, that led him to (among other things) co-founding the Catholic Peace Fellowship after the "Spiritual Roots of Peacemaking" retreat convened by Thomas Merton in 1964. "Like arrows, words point, but they are not the target." — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall recorded this conversation while participating in the "Voices of Peace" conference in Toronto in April 2018. Their gentle and intimate conversation explores art, philosophy, politics, the Eucharist, and spirituality — and how silence dances through all these dimensions of life. Cassidy Hall and Jim Forest With stories about legendary figures like peace activist A. J. Muste, Henri Nouwen, Thich Nhat Hanh, and (of course) Thomas Merton, this conversation provides deep and rich insight into a man who not only knew some of the great peace activists of the twentieth century, but who was indeed one of their number. "Without silence, we don't hear anything." — Jim Forest Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion's Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Thich Nhat Hanh, Essential Writings Cassidy Hall and Patrick Shen, Notes on Silence Patrick Shen (dir.), In Pursuit of Silence Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton's Advice to Peacemakers A. J. Muste, Nonviolence in an Aggressive World Thomas Merton, The Literary Essays (Includes "The Message to Poets") Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Visit Jim and Nancy Forest's website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Episode 20: Silence and Peacemaking: A Conversation with Jim Forest Hosted by: Cassidy Hall Introduced by: Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Date Recorded: April 27, 2018 It's cold in Toronto, even in the spring!

As a peace activist, biographer, and lover of silence, author Jim Forest's deep humility and sincere way of being reveal to us much about listening, truly seeing, and deeply caring for our fellow human beings. "The day starts in silence... and silence normally — not always, but normally — opens the door to prayer, so prayer and silence are very connected; sometimes the prayer is silence." — Jim Forest Jim Forest, speaking at the Voices of Peace conference. Describing himself as "an undergraduate student at Dorothy Day university" — and noting that he doesn't think he will ever graduate! — Jim Forest tells the story of a truly remarkable life — the child of American communists growing up in the 1950s, he tried his hand in the U.S. Navy but soon dropped out from the service to immerse himself in the world of the Catholic Worker Movement and anti-war activism, that led him to (among other things) co-founding the Catholic Peace Fellowship after the "Spiritual Roots of Peacemaking" retreat convened by Thomas Merton in 1964. "Like arrows, words point, but they are not the target." — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall recorded this conversation while participating in the "Voices of Peace" conference in Toronto in April 2018. Their gentle and intimate conversation explores art, philosophy, politics, the Eucharist, and spirituality — and how silence dances through all these dimensions of life. Cassidy Hall and Jim Forest With stories about legendary figures like peace activist A. J. Muste, Henri Nouwen, Thich Nhat Hanh, and (of course) Thomas Merton, this conversation provides deep and rich insight into a man who not only knew some of the great peace activists of the twentieth century, but who was indeed one of their number. "Without silence, we don't hear anything." — Jim Forest Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion's Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Thich Nhat Hanh, Essential Writings Cassidy Hall and Patrick Shen, Notes on Silence Patrick Shen (dir.), In Pursuit of Silence Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton's Advice to Peacemakers A. J. Muste, Nonviolence in an Aggressive World Thomas Merton, The Literary Essays (Includes "The Message to Poets") Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Visit Jim and Nancy Forest's website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Episode 20: Silence and Peacemaking: A Conversation with Jim Forest Hosted by: Cassidy Hall Introduced by: Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Date Recorded: April 27, 2018 It's cold in Toronto, even in the spring!

"Henry David Thoreau, by no means the most conventional man of his time, lamented on his death bed, “What demon possessed me that I behaved so well.” He would have taken comfort in Holy Fools. They remind us of a deeper sanity that is sometimes hidden beneath apparent lunacy: the treasure of a God-centered life.” - Jim Forest (Praying with Icons) Jim Forest is the author of numerous books, including The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers. He serves as International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. In this episode, Jim shares tales about his friendships with Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan and Thich Nhat Hahn. The gentle straightforward nature of this conversation rallies around a pilgrim way of living in pursuit of embodying love and justice. Jim offers reflective wisdom on marriage, works of mercy, and guidance for those in the earlier stages of life. You can learn more about Jim's work at jimandnancyforest.com.