Praying With Thomas Merton (Companions for the Journey)

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Summary: An excellent guide on your spiritual journey
Review: The "Companions" series are very good introductions to the spirituality of great writers such as Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day. By distilling their works into a few major topics, the reader can get a real flavor for their outlook on Catholicism. By devoting a chapter and activities--many of them involving journal writing--to topics such as solitude, silence and prayer, they give the reader a quasi-retreat experience, almost as if the subject were leading it one-on-one. The Merton book is an excellent introduction to the life and writings of this century's major spiritual writer and one of its loudest voices for justice and non-violence. Overall, a beautifully written and designed little book that can be easily carried and devoured, yet will engage the reader with its activities and prayers. Highly recommended!