trappist catholic monastery gethsemani

books:

Words From the Heart, Stories of Hope, Lessons in Caring
Dianne Aprile

Metro United Way Louisville, 1998

A collection of stories and poems about Louisville, KY United Way services written by local writers.

The Abbey of Gethsemani: Place of Peace and Paradox (150 Years in the Life of America's Oldest Trappist ...

9 reviews
Dianne Aprile

Trout Lily Press (KY), 1998

The Official Story of Gethsemani
About a month ago, I visited The Abbey of Gethsemani for what I officially said was a retreat, but like so many people who have visited the abbey, I loved THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN and wanted to see where Thomas Merton lived and wrote. The tourist in me wanted to see Merton's hermitage, which I did not see. It was in use at the time-the nerve of those monks for actually using it for the intended ...

Making a Heart for God: A Week Inside a Catholic Monastery

4 reviews
Dianne Aprile

Skylight Paths Publishing, 2002

Touching Your Heart
Making a Heart for God by Dianne Aprile surprised me, delighted me. I was expecting an in-depth day-by-day look at a monk's week, the perspective being from a lay person (albeit a person with much experience at the Abbey of Gethsemane) looking in on a religious person's life. And that is what I got but, oh, so much more! "A Week Inside" includes a look at the retreatants at the Abbey as well, ...

The Eye Is Not Enough: On Seeing and Remembering
Mary Lou Hess, Dianne Aprile

Trout Lily Press, 2000

A personal meditation set in various locations, from the hermitage of Thomas Merton to the east African Savannah's of Tanzania, featuring 22 full-color, state-of-the-art reproductions of Hess's original prints from intaglios (etchings.) A fine-art, limited-edition book that does not fit one genre or category. Hand-set and hand-printed on a letter press by Gray Zeitz of Larkspur Press, it is a book-lover's treasure.

The Things We Don't Forget: Views from Real Life

2 reviews
Dianne Aprile

Trout Lily Press (KY), 1994

excellent book
This was a great book. The book was very thought-provoking. I highly recommend it and can't wait to start her new book.