To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us --- and He has given us everything ...So goes this week's reflection from The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living, which seems to find just the right quote from Thomas Merton every week.Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Paul Moses is the author, most recently, of The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia (NYU Press, 2023). He is a contributing writer. Twitter: @PaulBMoses.

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