The spiritual and psychological insights of these essays were nurtured in a monastic milieu, but their issues are universally human. Thomas Merton lays a foundation for personal growth and transformation…

From the best-selling novelist and memoirist- a deeply personal view of her discovery of the celebrated modern monk and thinker through his writings.

Thomas Merton (1815-1968) was a Trappist monk…

The secret assassination of Thomas Merton and its subsequent cover-up required planning. For over fifty years, the U.S. government and the leadership of Merton's home abbey of Our Lady of…

The best-known Cistercian of the twentieth century reflects on the teaching and life of the most reknown Cistercian of the twelfth century. Three essays written in the 1950s explore the…

With an economy and population that dwarf most industrialized nations, China is emerging as a twenty-first-century global superpower. Even though China is an international leader in modern business and technology…

A one-volume anthology of the spiritual writings of the greatest spiritual master the American Catholic church has produced in this century. The selections, which are substantial in length, provide a…

Selected and introduced by a leading scholar, this book presents key writings of one of the 20th century’s admired spiritual writers, Trappist monk, Thomas Merton. Merton’s work reflects an encounter…

Noted member of the Cistercian Order, commonly known as Trappists, and noted for its auster, contemplative life style, studies the historical and philosophic development of the order from its 12th…