Charles Cingolani Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) Monk in Auschwitz Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a contemplative monk who spent 27 years inside the walls of a Trappist monastery in Kentucky. Only in his last year was he permitted to travel at any length. Even though he was never at Auschwitz this poetry places him there so as to let a generous sensitivity and tenacious faith like his respond to this horrendous calamity. Merton stands for all those who, in the light of Auschwitz, ask the question: where was God, and in so asking expose their belief to severe trial. Merton's struggle with this question was lived out elsewhere. Only the location has been shifted in the poetry that follows. Read the poetry Edited September 11, 2019 by Charles Cingolani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dolva Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 by Martin Niemoller 1892-1984, written in 1945 First They Came For The Communists First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me. http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/44642-Martin-Ni...-The-Communists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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