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IN THE VALLEY OF WORMWOODCistercian Blessed and Saints of the Golden AgeThomas Merton Edited with an introduction by Patrick Hart; Foreword by Brian Patrick McGuire

This work of the very young Merton perhaps takes on added significance when one considers the writing that lay just ahead of him at the time. In 1948, his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, was published and soon became an unexpected national bestseller. This long-awaited publication of In the Valley of Wormwood offers a window into Merton’s thinking and his spiritual life just a few years before his phenomenal autobiography would see the light of day.

CS233P, 978-0-87907-133-2 Paperback, 468 pp., 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, $39.95 e CS233E, 978-0-87907-758-7 eBook, $35.99 BCS233P Paperback & eBook Bundle, $49.49

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THOMAS MERTONFaithful VisionaryMichael W. Higgins

Michael W. Higgins recounts the life of Thomas Merton, an insatiable wanderer, insightful thinker, courageous social commentator, and compelling spiritual guide.

978-0-8146-3706-7 Paperback, 120 pp., 5 3⁄8 x 8 ¼, $12.95 (1-5 copies); $10.49 (6-19 copies); $8.95 net (20 or more copies)

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SOPHIAThe Hidden Christ of Thomas MertonChristopher Pramuk

“Pramuk’s study goes as far as any in outlining the Christology developed in Merton’s copious writings. And by placing Merton in conversation with an eclectic group of theologians, past and

present, the book succeeds in underscoring Merton’s Christology and his understanding of the wisdom tradition. A new generation of Merton enthusiasts will appreciate both the effort and the result.” Commonweal

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SOUL SEARCHINGThe Journey of Thomas MertonBook with DVDEdited by Morgan Atkinson with Jonathan Montaldo

Award-winning producer Morgan Atkinson’s documentary on DVD and the

companion book of the same title come together in this set with stories of those who either knew Merton well or passionately care about him. The picture that emerges, through both the narrative and vivid photography, is filled with provocative insights into the interior landscape of one of the spiritual giants of modern times. 978-0-8146-3264-2 $24.95 Book: Hardcover, 216 pp., 6 x 7 1⁄2 Documentary: DVD, 67 minutes

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New! THE SACRED GAZE Contemplation and the Healing of the SelfSusan R. Pitchford Foreword by Alan Jones

In The Sacred Gaze, Susan Pitchford explores how a false self is created by distortions in the mirrors around us. Drawing from the mystical and sociological traditions, and with practical suggestions for how to begin, Pitchford shows how gazing into the face of Christ can reveal to us who we really are. When the true self is known, and known as God’s beloved, the way is opened to radical freedom and joy.

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New! REKINDLING THE CHRISTIC IMAGINATIONTheological Meditations for the New EvangelizationRobert P. Imbelli

“Robert Imbelli’s beautifully written book on the centrality of Christ for the Catholic faith does fair justice both to trinitarian theology and to the mystery of the church in the light of Christ. It should be read in the manner it was written: in a spirit of contemplative reflection. The author’s intention of being a work of aggiornamento and ressourcement is fully realized.” Lawrence S. Cunningham The University of Notre Dame

“A meditative gem of a book!” William L. Portier

University of Dayton

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New! SEVENTY-FOUR TOOLS FOR GOOD LIVINGReflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict’s RuleMichael Casey

“Drawing on a wealth of sources, and reading deeply in the book of experience, Casey shows what a vast perspective is indicated in the ‘little Rule’ of Benedict, what fullness of life is in store for those who follow it with courage and coherence.” Eric Varden, OCSO Mount Saint Bernard Abbey

“Tolle lege (pick up this book) if you want a sustained conversation with a master teacher of the Rule of Benedict. I am shocked how superficially I habitually read chapter 4 of the Rule of Benedict. Those seventy-four tools are no longer a list but a loving invitation.” Meg Funk, OSB

Our Lady of Grace Monastery

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THE ROAD TO ETERNAL LIFEReflections on the Prologue of Benedict’s RuleMichael Casey, OCSO

“As usual with Michael Casey’s books, The Road to Eternal Life is a treasure of monastic wisdom made accessible to people of today, in lay or monastic life.

It doesn’t sacrifice depth but gives the reader the strong meat necessary to grow in the spiritual life.”

Christine Fletcher Benedictine University, Lisle, IL

978-0-8146-3515-5 Paperback, 192 pp., $16.95 e 978-0-8146-3954-2 eBook, $14.99

NO PEACE WITHOUT PRAYEREncouraging Muslims and Christians to Pray Together A Benedictine ApproachTimothy Wright, OSB

Abbot Timothy Wright proposes sowing a small seed from which might grow a greater mutual understanding between the

world’s two largest religions. Wright presents the case for developing this faith in the Word of God to establish groups of Christians and Muslims dedicated to sharing their respective “Divine Word” in ways that enhance the other. 978-0-8146-3822-4 Paperback, 352 pp., $29.95 e 978-0-8146-3847-7 eBook, $26.99

REACHING FOR GODThe Benedictine Oblate Way of LifeRoberta Werner, OSB

Reaching for God is a compendium of Benedictine life and prayer for the layperson. It brings together in one volume the essence of Benedictine spirituality—its

history, its relevance through the ages and in the present, and a summary of the most fundamental gifts and values it offers for living a meaningful life. Werner offers guidance and examples of prayer to enrich any spiritual life.978-0-8146-3551-3 Paperback, 176 pp., $19.95 e 978-0-8146-3576-6 eBook, $17.99

PLEADING, CURSING, PRAISINGConversing with God through the PsalmsIrene Nowell, OSB

Nowell maintains that the psalms teach us to tell our story, to cry out our pain, and to give praise to God. They also teach us to listen—to the

voice of God, the voice of Christ, the voices of the people around us, and the voice of all creation. This book includes questions and exercises for personal reflection, brief prayers for praying along the way, and suggestions for composing one’s own psalm-prayers. It promises to enrich the spiritual life of everyone who reads it.

“No one knows the psalms better than Irene Nowell. She knows them under the microscope as a scholar, but more importantly she knows them as a friend with whom she has been getting together every day for years. Her anecdotes and examples light up even the cursing psalms.”

Abbot Jerome Kodell, Subiaco AbbeyAuthor of Twelve Keys to Prayer

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BENEDICTINE LIVINGReflections for Prayer and MeditationKate Ritger

Open up your everyday experiences by considering them through a Benedictine lens with this accessible collection of reflections. Meaningful and insightful at any time of the year, this companion offers Benedictine and scriptural wisdom to the timeless themes of our lives. e 978-0-8146-3787-6 eBook, 84 pp., $2.99

A TIME OF FULFILLMENTSpiritual Reflections for Advent and ChristmasAnselm Grün, OSB

“Anselm Grün, beloved Benedictine and spiritual guide for thousands of grateful Christians, here gives us yet another small gem of consolation, instruction, and gentle guidance. As is always true with Grün, the tone is conversational, and the pages are rich with allusions and scriptural depth. The result is that as we follow him through these Advent and Christmas lessons, we discover again the authenticity of the ancient seasons, even as we experience once more their unfathomable power to heal and make whole.” Phyllis Tickle Compiler, The Divine Hours978-0-8146-3809-5 Paperback, 144 pp., $14.95 e 978-0-8146-3834-7 eBook, $12.99

A FUTURE FULL OF HOPE?Edited by Gemma Simmonds, CJ Foreword by Timothy Radcliffe

“This book is the result of papers given at a colloquium held at Worth Abbey, Sussex. It addresses the future of religious life as seen through the eyes of women and men religious in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It also keeps dynamics surrounding the US Apostolic Visitation of Religious and the Ryan Report in mind. The book is divided into three parts: (1) religious life: fundamental questions, (2) the once and future vocations, (3) forward into the future. At the end of each chapter there are reflection questions which make it ideal for use within a group. It is a well-balanced and insightful theological, canonical, and practical book with significant insight into the culture and church of our day as well as the questions facing religious today. As a person who has been in the midst of issues pertaining to religious for over thirty years, I highly recommend this book.”

Dr. Eileen Jaramillo 978-0-8146-3802-6 Paperback, 152 pp., $16.95 e 978-0-8146-3827-9 eBook, $14.99

BORN FROM THE GAZE OF GODThe Tibhirine Journal of a Martyr Monk (1993–1996) Christophe Lebreton Translated by Mette Louise Nygård and Edith Scholl, OCSO

Christophe Lebreton, OCSO (1950–1996), was the youngest of the seven Trappist monks assassinated in Algeria by terrorists in 1996. Aspirations to radical poverty led him to the simplicity of the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, to which he transferred in 1987. There, along with his brothers, he cultivated a presence of peace and mutual understanding in a climate of extreme political upheaval.

The rural Algerian setting, at a particularly tragic juncture in the country’s history, transfigured the soul of the man and the monk, a process that may be glimpsed in these diary entries which end just seven days prior to the monks’ kidnapping.978-0-87907-037-3 MW037P Paperback, 240 pp., 5 ½ x 8 ½, $19.95

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HILDEGARD OF BINGENSolutions to Thirty-Eight QuestionsTranslated by Beverly Mayne Kienzle with Jenny C. Bledsoe and Stephen H. Behnke

Introduction and Notes by Beverly Mayne Kienzle with Jenny C. Bledsoe

Perhaps the least studied of Hildegard of Bingen’s writings, Solutions to Thirty-Eight Questions is translated in this volume into English for the first time from the original Latin. In this work of exegesis, Hildegard (1098–1179) resolves thorny passages of Scripture, theological questions, and two issues in hagiographic texts. Solutions to Thirty-Eight Questions joins Hildegard’s Homilies on the Gospels, which were directed to her nuns, as evidence of the seer’s exegetical writing as well as her authority as an exegete.978-0-87907-253-7 CS253P Paperback, 136 pp., 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, $19.95 e 978-0-87907-753-2 CS253E eBook, $17.99 BCS253P Paperback & eBook Bundle, $24.49

THE SONG THAT I AMOn the Mystery of MusicÉlisabeth-Paule Labat, OSB

Translated and introduced by Erik Varden, OCSO

With her uncanny gift of language, Labat precisely describes soundings and yearnings of the soul that

many of us glimpse fleetingly. Because “only the lover sings” (St. Augustine), her final illumination is that the experience of profound music ought to transform us into the beauty that we hear. “A breathtaking surge of inspired (and learned) exploration, triggered by the sound of a violin playing Mozart during an evening walk in wartime—pithy, challenging, and quite fascinating, carrying us, through music, towards ‘not something, but Someone.’”

Jennifer SmithProfessor at the Royal College of Music, London

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MYSTAGOGYA Monastic Reading of Dionysius AreopagitaAlexander Golitzin Edited by Bogdan G. Bucur

Mystagogy proposes an interpretation of the Pseudo-Dionysian corpus in light of the liturgical and ascetic tradition that defined the author and his audience. Characterized

by both striking originality and remarkable fidelity to the patristic and late neoplatonic traditions, the Dionysian corpus is a coherent and unified structure, whose core and pivot is the treatise known as the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy.978-0-87907-250-6 CS250P Paperback, 496 pp., 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, $39.95 e 978-0-87907-760-0 CS250E eBook, $35.99 BCS250P Paperback & eBook Bundle, $49.49

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LIVING IN THE HOUSE OF GODMonastic EssaysMargaret Malone, SGS Foreword by Michael Casey, OCSO

Margaret Malone draws on her study of and research on the Rule of Saint Benedict to show the ways in which this ancient

rule can illuminate modern life. The broad gamut of topics this book examines—from Benedictine life as sacrament to Augustine’s influence on Benedict to obedience and the art of listening, among others—is itself a witness to the generous flexibility of the Rule, as Benedict proposes a way of life that truly corresponds to the deepest needs of the whole of human nature.978-0-87907-032-8 MW032P Paperback, 192 pp., 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2, $19.95 e 978-0-87907-716-7 MW032E eBook, $17.99 BMW032P Paperback & eBook Bundle, $24.49

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