Product Description: Now available in paperback, this expert distillation of Thomas Merton's letters offers a glimpse into the mind and heart of this fascinating monk, mystic, poet, and prophet as he writes to a variety of friends and acquaintances, including Pope John XXIII, Jackie Kennedy, Dorothy Day, and Thich Nhat Hanh...read more

Gathers Merton's letters to friends, philosophers, artists, and fellow writers, and includes letters about the Cold War

Product Description: These essays remain extremely relevant in view of the ongoing liturgical renewal initiated by Vatican II.

Product Description: Published in book form for the first time, Thomas Merton's

Product Description: Violence, war, and terrorism fill our televisions, newspapers, and websites. To meet the great need for nonviolent wisdom in the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, Crossroad presents this new and reedited version of Thomas Merton’s Passion for Peace...read more

Product Description: The authoritative essays, with 350 entries and 50 illustrations, written by top Merton Scholars, ar arranged alphabetically and cover the following themes: -Merton's Books, --Essential themes that emerge from his books, --persons who were important in his life, --the places where he lived out his life...read more

Product Description: "He was something of a legendary figure among the old boys of his generation and he was clearly something of a rebel." That description of Thomas Merton by his English headmaster influenced this captivating introductory look at the monk-writer and his works...read more

Product Description: "This is written for those who are 'here, but almost there,' which really means all of us mortals," the author writes in the introduction. "I hope to discuss: How does 'life here' relate to 'life there?' How does 'life here' prepare us for 'life there?' and how can we help those who are imminently close to 'there' ready themselves for the big transition? How do we ready ourselves for that same experience? And finally there is the really big question: What can we say about 'life there?' What is it like?" In this gentle, witty book, William Shannon tackles the essential questions for all mortals: How can a mature consideration of death contribute to a richer, more complete life? How can we face the inevitable (for ourselves and others) with good sense, dignity and faith? What do we, as Catholics, believe about life after death...read more

A final work by the late Trappist monk and civil activist draws connections between his earlier and later writings while drawing on Christian and Eastern traditions to consider the meaning of daily contemplation and the heart of monastic and religious experience. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Product Description: A book which traces the development of the thoughts and writings of the twentieth century Cistercian monk, Thomas Merton, on the subject of contemplation.

Product Description: Everyone searching for a deep inner life will relish the revised and updated edition of this spiritual classic. Father Shannon teaches a wordless form of prayer in which the reader experiences a silence on fire. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Scholars recognize Anselm as the most influential Christian intellectual between Augustine and Aquinas. In Anselm: The Joy of Faith, William H. Shannon highlights the prodigious writings and provides biography and commentary about the life, prayers, and teachings of the 11th century spiritual genius who transformed Western piety forever...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Thomas Merton scholar, William Shannon, has written a useful introduction to the life and writings of America's most famous monk in the interest of introducing this seminal spiritual thinker to a new generation of readers.

Product Description: This book is a series of Thomas Merton's most important writings on peace, racial issues and non-violence. on peace, racial issues, and non-violence.Essentail reading.

Argues that nonviolence is connected with contemplation and that both are connected with the Christian gospel

Product Description: This publication offers a concise overview of the key teachings of the new Catechism of the Catholic Church. Chapter titles include: "What Is the New Catechism?" "The God Whom Our Hearts Seek," "Who Is Jesus Christ?" "What Is the Church?," "Liturgy: Celebration of the Christian Mystery," "Sacraments of Christian Initiation," "Holy Eucharist," "Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick," "Sacraments in the Service of Community: Holy Orders and Matrimony," "Christian Morality," "Christian Prayer and the Lord's Prayer...read more

Product Description: Each period of Merton's life is presented in two ways. First, a section of chronology sets out the seven major events in that life in parallel with significant events in the contemporary political and literary world. The follows the biographical chapters that constritute the substance of the book...read more

The correspondents to whom these letters, dealing with religious experience, are addressed include poets, heads of state, and religious leaders of various faiths

Product Description: Now in paperback--the inspiring sequel to Seeking the Face of God, "one of the best books on prayer to be published in years!"--Sojourners. "Recommended both for those just learning to pray and for those who are deepening an already active prayer life."--ALA Booklist.

Product Description: Seeking the Face of God

A study of Merton's unpublished writings examines his opinions on contemplation, redemption, and the nature of grace