| 1. |  | The Seven Storey Mountain
from Harvest Books
Price: $10.34
Customer Review:
I read this book at a time of spiritual crisis and it helped to open my mind to Christ. I have gone on to read more of Merton's works and am constantly moved by his writings. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Thoughts In Solitude
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Price: $10.40
Customer Review:
4.5 stars
Merton's 1950s musings on the need for solitude and contemplation ring truer than ever on our dangerously (fatally?) overpopulated planet. His writing and thinking are clear and concise, and he doesn't let his religion get in the way of his spirituality. Whatever your concept of the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Cloister Walk
from Riverhead Trade
Price: $9.75
Customer Review:
Beneath its beautiful cover this book started well then rapidly became a modernist exercise in denunciation of matters, beliefs, situations that find Kathleen Norris' disfavor. She hides her complaints well at first with her pretense of praise for the ancient Benedictine traditions, but like M.... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict (Second Edition)
from Liturgical Press
Price: $9.75
Customer Review:
Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict not only explains the rule in clear terms, it shows how it can be implemented (i.e., lived) by an individual living outside of a monastic community. As a married man with children (now grown) who loves his family oriented vocation, the book gave me both insight... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere Monastic Order
from PublicAffairs
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
This was a fantastic book! I think the other reviews described the book well. This book was absolutely amazing. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Monk Habits for Everyday People: Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants
from Brazos Press
Price: $10.39
Customer Review:
This is a little book. If you exclude things like the Foreword, the Afterword and Notes, it's only 99 pages. But it packs a spiritual wallop.
Evangelical theologian and educator Dennis Okholm offers this spiritual memoir of his pilgrimage into monastic culture in an era when a chorus of... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | How to Be a Monastic And Not Leave Your Day Job: An Invitation to Oblate Life (Voice from the Monastery)
from Paraclete Press (MA)
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
This book is written by a brother who has lived in a monastery for many years and really hasn't a clue as to how to actually APPLY monastic principles in the real world. He makes the effort to bridge that gap by quoting, too often, from oblates he surveyed or has spoken with. Still, he misses the... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life
from Liturgical Press
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
This is a very good book to read, reread and ruminate.
Easy reading, practical for the everyday life and spiritual in a very positive and non sectarian way.
I bought a copy for my youngest son (a businessman age 37) and he has enjoyed it.
Highly recommended, Pietro Tomassi | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | A Time to Keep Silence (New York Review Books Classics)
from NYRB Classics
Price: $10.36
Customer Review:
I'm a big fan of Fermor's writing and this little gem of a book is a departure from the classic travel works he has given us. In this short book, Fermor describes life in several monasteries where silence defines the world of the monk. Fermor stipulates that as a guest in these places he will never... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Thoughts Matter: The Practice of the Spiritual Life
from Continuum
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
This is a book that focuses on the inner journey that we all take with God. The book premise is that thoughts do matter and how we deal with them is important as we proceed in our life's journey. The author offers several ways and techniques to get through negative thoughts, ideas and moods. These... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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