Antiracist work is not comfortable. It requires a continual willingness to step into discomfort, lest we be complicit.
Author: Cassidy Hall
Cassidy Hall (MA) is an author, filmmaker, podcaster, student, and holds a MA in Counseling. She works as a Teaching Assistant at Christian Theological Seminary where she is studying for her MDiv and MTS degrees. She also serves as Student Pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ. Since 2017, Cassidy has been the Secretary of the International Thomas Merton Society. Cassidy worked on the production team of the documentary feature film In Pursuit of Silence and her directorial debut short-film, Day of a Stranger paints an intimate portrait of Thomas Merton’s hermitage years. Her podcast, Encountering Silence features interviews with contemplatives, modern-day mystics, and explores the ambiguity of silence in our modern-day lives. Cassidy’s work centers around the tension and intersection of silence and social action and contemplation in a world of action.
Mysticism is a Riot
For today’s contemplative, looking only to the Desert Mothers and Fathers for examples of contemplation and mysticism is to dismiss half of what these things are. We must not fail to also look to yesterday and today’s Black and Brown contemplatives who have “turned the ‘inward journey’ into a communal experience.”
A Prayer for White People (including myself)
May we participate in the revolution, a revolution that doesn’t need us but will define us.
Dear White People (including myself): “How much TIME do you want for your ‘Progress’?” James Baldwin
Note: This is about recent news about what has been done to black and brown bodies in America, if you feel you cannot read more
Zoom Diaries: A Week’s Lesson in Finding Voice
Last week, I had the opportunity to be with a group of friends from all over the country. With each of us in a different
A Conversation About Silence & Thomas Merton on The Methods Podcast
A discussion about everything from quarantine to Thomas Merton.
