Description

This collection shares the best writing of Merton's journals for each day and each season of the year.

"Merton's real autobiography is in his personal journals.  They reveal an uncaged mind ceaselessly churned by contemporary events and culture... in the journals we find him turning old answers into new questions." - Newsweek

"Brilliant social, political, and personal commentaries." - New York Times Book Review

"A lot of my spiritual seeking began with Thomas Merton.  He is an incredible source of light and comfort and humor." - Anne Lamott, author of Traveling Mercies

About the Author

Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. He was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist.