A Course in Desert Spirituality: Fifteen Sessions with the Famous Trappist Monk

Thomas Merton’s sessions with the young monks at the Abbey of Gethsemani showcase Merton’s brilliant ability to survey the key figures and synthesize their writings, inspiring his listeners and readers with what it means for the spiritual life. Like its companion volume, A Course in Christian Mysticism, this book is a collection of fifteen lectures that get to the heart of Merton’s belief that monastic wisdom and spirituality are applicable for everyone. This compact volume allows anyone to learn from one of the twentieth century's greatest Catholic spiritual teachers. The study materials at the back of the book, including additional primary source readings and thoughtful questions for reflection and discussion, make this an essential text for any student of Christian desert spirituality.

• In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk's Memoir
• A Course in Christian Mysticism
• A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life
• Grace in Season: The Riches of the Gospel in Seventy Sermons
• An Ocean of Light: Contemplation, Transformation, and Liberation
• The Wisdom of the Desert (New Directions)
• Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story DVD
• River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey
• Domestic Monastery
• St. Joseph Guide for the Liturgy of the Hours for 2020