Author: John Bruce NortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Memories of Merton
Author: John Bruce NortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Song for Nobody
Author: Ron SeitzPublisher: Liguori Publications
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A close friend, fellow poet, & kindred spirit of Thomas Merton recaptures the final decade in the life of the monk who has had a profound & lasting impact on millions worldwide. "Many are the books about Thomas Merton. But none of the others are like this one, which is filled with love, joy & light." (Praying)
Remembering the Forgotten Merton
Author: William J. MeeganPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666722197
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This is the first book written about John Paul Merton, Thomas Merton's younger brother. Neither scholar nor saint, the life of John Paul Merton illustrates there is more than one way to live a meaningful and holy life. His was a quietly incubating spirituality guided by his law of love. He began life singing in a crib and ended his life praying as he lay dying in a dinghy in the English Channel during World War II. This book examines the relationship he had with his famous brother, Thomas, especially in the years before Tom became a monk. It examines, among other topics, the relationship between Thomas, the intellectual, and John Paul, the action-oriented younger brother. As a teenager, John Paul earned the nickname "Wildman," and as an adult he learned to live life to the fullest on his own terms. The bumps and bruises of his life--orphaned at twelve years of age, dismissed from Cornell without his degree, and frustrated in his effort to serve in World War II as a fighter pilot--were faced head on. He lived life as an optimist without losing sight of the reality of his world. Most importantly, John Paul's "journey of hidden holiness" can inspire each of us as we, too, journey onward.
In Praise of the Useless Life
Author: Paul QuenonPublisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 1594717605
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Winner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir (First Place) and Cover Design (Second Place). Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more well-known visitors, including Sr. Helen Prejean and Seamus Heaney, to Merton's hermitage. In Praise of the Useless Life includes Quenon's quiet reflections on what it means to live each day with careful attentiveness. The humble peace and simplicity of the monastery and of Quenon's daily life are beautifully portrayed in this memoir. Whether it be through the daily routine of the monastery, his love of the outdoors no matter the season, or his lively and interesting conversations with visitors (reciting Emily Dickinson with Pico Iyer, discussing Merton and poetry with Czeslaw Milosz), Quenon's gentle musings display his love for the beauty in his vocation and the people he’s encountered along the way. Inspired by his novice master Merton, the poet and photographer’s stories remind us that the beauty of life can best be seen in the "uselessness" of daily life—having a quiet chat with a friend, spending time in contemplation—in our vocations, and in the memories we make along the way.
Memories of my life
Author: Sir Francis GaltonMemories of My Life
Author: Francis GaltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Thomas Merton and the Individual Witness
Author: David E ObersonPublisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718897692
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Thomas Merton proclaimed, over sixty years ago, that we were living in a post-Christian world. Since then, in an increasingly secular society where the influence of the institutional church is under doubt, Thomas Merton's reflections are more salient than ever. David Oberon's discussion and analysis brings this mystic, monk and spiritual leader's view of the opportunities presented to Christians by cultural changes to the forefront, focussing on how the individual's witness can take precedence. Oberon situates the reader in the current cultural context, and handles Merton's work with care and clarity. He illuminates Thomas Merton's unique view of his own society, which credibly speaks to our present, aiding Christians in navigating a post-Christian, post-truth world.
The Heart's Chronicle
Author: Thomas SmithPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368192728
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Merton and Friends
Author: James HarfordPublisher: Continuum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Triple biography, told largely through their correspondence, of 3 college friends who ultimately went on to literary fame religious writer Thomas Merton, minimalist poet Robert Lax, and author/photographer/magazine publisher Edward Rice.
Author: Francis Galton