<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:03:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/thomasmerton/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Everyday evil is good for us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Macbeth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/goodandevil/@sukhasanasister/everyday-evil-is-good-for-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/goodandevil/@sukhasanasister/everyday-evil-is-good-for-us</guid><category><![CDATA[goodandevil]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sukhasanasister]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4sCdhNkuCNDfGtyo3giVSjKtPfeWaWNjaHCA8obriv7v2a58NkYLARS5sVef1Vapbt8fQmYWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Merton (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 1: Here is another passage from the same book (“No Man an Island”): “God does not demand that every man attain to what is theoretically highest and best. It is better to be a good street sweeper than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@matthew.raymer/thomas-merton-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@matthew.raymer/thomas-merton-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[writers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matthew.raymer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:34:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCqwk6J842QJAohX1MfuFmn2Y9WASDSZVVGs25R4QfNMSuXVSgTRBYokbKsqXxScdnmV1ekntcjire4frA5tXZRU6zcakW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Merton (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not happy about criticising adversely any other person who is (like myself, I hope?) in the vineyard doing the work s/he sees God to have given her to do. There are plenty of books which do this,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@matthew.raymer/thomas-merton-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@matthew.raymer/thomas-merton-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[writers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matthew.raymer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCqwk6J842QJAohX1MfuFmn2Y9WASDSZVVGs25R4QfNMSuXVSgTRBYokbKsqXxScdnmV1ekntcjire4frA5tXZRU6zcakW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>