This is a handy and beautifully-produced manual of the so-called simple cautions and points of light and love of the world's most celebrated mystic, arranged not only for religious but for all lay-people who are eager to discover the ascending paths to the mystical mount of Carmel, whereby they may ... (more)

Writing at the height of the Cold War, Merton issued this passionate challenge to the idea that unthinkable violence can be squared with the Gospel of Christ. Censors of Merton's order blocked publication of "Peace in the Post-Christian Era," but 40 years later, the message remains eerily topical.

(PUBAve Maria)In a number of ways, Merton was an environmentalist ahead of his time. In this thematic arrangement of 300 passages from his journals, Deignan demonstrates how ecology, at root, is a spiritual issue that exposes our alienation from the sacredness of the planet God has given us. 192 pag... (more)