Providing an intimate and timely view of Merton, this book traces the theme of peace and nonviolence in Merton’s life and writings, drawing in particular on extensive correspondence with Jim Forest, a
Forest draws from the wealth of journals and letters left by Day to present a biography of the founder of the Catholic Worker movement. He details her work during the first half of the twentieth centu
Forest has written biographies of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton, both of whom were very fond of icons, and is himself a convert to the Russian Orthodox Church, where they are used extensively. He begi
Offers a moving reappraisal of this neglected sacrament, drawing on scripture, the lives of the saints, and a wealth of personal stories, showing how the practice of confession draws us deeper into a
