{"title":"TME","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"seeking-paradise","title":"Seeking Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c6a8c;\"\u003e\"The peculiar grace of a Shaker chair is due to the fact that it was made by someone capable of believing that an angel might come and sit on it.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Merton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c6a8c;\"\u003e\"Thomas Merton, with his Cistercian instinct for religious purity, simplicity, and the sacramental value of work, was, as this illuminating volume shows, the natural dialogue partner with the Shakers and their artful work.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence S. Cunningham\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eThomas Merton and the Monastic Vision\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c6a8c;\"\u003e\"His delight in the Shakers and his admiration for the noble simplicity of their life and work shine through the pages of this very readable book.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam H. Shannon\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eSilent Lamp: The Thomas Merton Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2c6a8c;\"\u003e\"Through this beautiful and inspiring volume the American soul is laid bare to challenge us . . . to dance to a more joyful and worthy tune.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eM. Basil Pennington, O.C.S.O.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these essays, talks, and a stunning selection of his own photographs, Thomas Merton hauntingly evokes the spirituality of a uniquely American sect. Largely remembered today for a legacy of extraordinary craftsmanship, the Shakers espoused a way of life, as Merton shows, with surprising relevance for today. In their approach to work as a form of worship, in their practice of community, their simplicity and rejection of violence, and their profound witness to the Kingdom of God, Merton finds lessons for all Christians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Merton, O.C.S.O.\u003c\/strong\u003e, who died in 1968, was a Trappist monk and one of the great spiritual writers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul M. Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e is director and archivist of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986123472960,"sku":"978-1-57075-931-4","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Seeking-Paradise-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248495"},{"product_id":"thomas-merton-selected-essays-1","title":"Thomas Merton: Selected Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3ba2dc;\"\u003e\"This remarkable collection gives us Merton at his very best . . .\" --\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Pramuk\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3ba2dc;\"\u003e\"Simply put, this volume is a treasure!\" --\u003cstrong\u003eChristine M. Bochen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eeditor, Thomas Merton: Essential Writings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Merton, Trappist monk, was one of the greatest spiritual writers of the twentieth century. His published works include a hundred volumes in many genres. But, it was perhaps in the essay form that Merton found his natural element. This volume is the first to provide a broad cross-section of Merton's work as an essayist, collecting characteristic examples of his astonishing output and the range of his interests--from Faulkner and Zen to nuclear war and the contemplative life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick F. O'Connell\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor in the department of English and theology at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania. A founding member and former president of the International Thomas Merton Society, he edits \u003cem\u003eThe Merton Seasonal\u003c\/em\u003e and is coauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Thomas Merton Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986947457088,"sku":"978-1-62698-092-1","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/978-1-62698-092-1.jpg?v=1747248600"},{"product_id":"thomas-merton-turning-to-the-mystics","title":"Thomas Merton (Turning to the Mystics)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eTHOMAS MERTON \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eTurning to the Mystics Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e“In his kind, loving, conversational style, James Finley shares pivotal passages from Merton with us. As God ‘speaks’ to Merton and through him to Finley, so God ‘speaks’ to us all here with practical wisdom from Jim on mystical contemplation, the crucifixion of our cherished illusions, becoming a ‘boundary person,’ living at the edge, and more.”—\u003cb\u003eTessa Bielecki, author, \u003ci\u003eTeresa of Avila: Mystical Writings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e“James Finley writes as compellingly as he speaks ‘in the cadences of the mystic’s voice,’ gently encouraging the reader along the way. In his inimitable storytelling style, Finley reminds us that we are not alone, gifting us with the ‘presence-ing’ of God in every breath, in all things, through the timeless wisdom of Thomas Merton.”—\u003cb\u003eChristopher Pramuk, author, \u003ci\u003eSophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\"Who better to unwrap the luminous gift of Thomas Merton than the man who was once his ardent novice and went on to become one of the world’s foremost teachers of contemplative Christianity, my friend Jim Finley? In this poetic and personal meditation on Merton’s core teachings, Jim roots Merton’s most exalted teachings in the holy ground of our everyday lives, where they are actualized by our connection with nature, other people, suffering and stillness. I love this book.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr, Author of \u003cem\u003eWild Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis new series, Turning to the Mystics, grows out of the much-loved podcast in which James Finley gently accompanies listeners into the wisdom of the Christian mystical tradition. Each volume offers a contemplative reading of one or two mystics, weaving their wisdom together with Finley’s reflective commentary and simple practices for prayer. These mystics become living guides, offering room to notice how grace is already moving in the reality of our own lives and revealing the ever-present intimate nearness of God.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIn this volume, he delves into the mystical insights of Thomas Merton, the renowned Trappist monk, whom Finley first knew as his novice master at the Abbey of Gethsemani.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eJames Finley,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea psychotherapist and renowned retreat leader and spiritual director, is part of the Core Faculty of the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. A former novice at the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, he is well known for his classic,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerton’s Palace of Nowhere.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHis other books include his recent bestseller,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in California.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCover design by Melissa Romano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; 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