Engaging the World with Merton: On Retreat in Tom's Hermitage [Paperback]

M. Basil Pennington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

In this engaging guide, M. Basil Pennington takes us on a retreat with Thomas Merton, in Merton's own Kentucky hermitage, reading his writings on the spiritual life, praying the hours, caring for the birds on the front porch. This is the place where Merton found greater silence and solitude than was possible for him within the walls of the monastery. Pennington fills this eloquent introduction to Merton with photographs taken in and around the hermitage. Engaging the World with Merton enables each of us to have a retreat with Pennington's friend and mentor as our companion, as we seek the kingdom of God within.

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About the Author

M. BASIL PENNINGTON, OCSO has published more than fifty books including Centering Prayer, which has sold over one million copies, and Seeking His Mind, also published by Paraclete Press. Fr. Pennington currently resides at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557254389
• ISBN-13: 978-1557254382
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,653,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)