... partial views ...

We live near this little Catholic church, founded over a hundred years ago in this small mountain-side community.  I have become quite familiar with its ringing bells which have a different sound for various occasions.  The ringing for the call to church, for the announcement of a marriage, or a baptism, or a death are all very different.  Not being affiliated with any religion, and, therefore not a church goer, I have never heeded any of its stirring calls, but I do find the church steeple a compelling subject for my photographs and photo editing.

"We are in grave danger of losing a spiritual heritage that has been painfully accumulated by thousands of generations of saints and contemplatives ... Above all, it is important that this element of depth and integrity - this element of inner transcendent freedom - be kept intact as we grow toward full maturity ... We are witnessing the growth of a truly universal consciousness in the modern world ... To cling to one partial view ... and to treat this as the ultimate answer to all questions is simply to ... make oneself obdurate in error."

                                                                                          ~Thomas Merton

                                               (Bolding mine.)

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