Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters19 reviews Annie Dillard Harper Perennial, 1988 Teaching a Stone to Talk - Good Read + Teaching a reader to write + Immerse yourself in Annie Dillard's thoughts and unique use of language Annie Dillard's work is most certainly her best with the exception of her Thoreau-esque first work. Her writing style and personality are captivating as she engages with a myriad of environments, from local lakes to the Galopagos Islands. As a naturalist writer, she explores the interaction ...             Hermits; The Insights of Solitude7 reviews Peter France Griffin, 1998 very peaceful + Very pleased not to have missed this writer. + Sweet sounds of silence + Blow your mind             Book of Common Prayer (1979, Personal Size Economy, Black)30 reviews Church of England, The Episcopal Church Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 The 1979 Book of Common Prayer + United with your neighbor in prayer -- pocket edition! (sort of) + Book of Common Prayer 1979 + Great Prayers For Ecumenical Services + Very Good!             Walden Pond (New England Landmarks) Commonwealth Editions, 2004 One of Commonwealth Editions’ perennials has a beautiful new design, as part of the New England Landmarks series. Color pictures by a professional photographer and lifelong visitor to Walden are matched with quotations from Thoreau’s Walden so that the reader can stand in Thoreau’s shoes, seeing what he saw when he experienced Life in the Woods. McGrath’s posters, postcards, and bookmarks are ...             The Seven Storey Mountain98 reviews Thomas Merton Harvest Books, 1999 After "The Confessions," maybe the best-ever 'autobiography of Faith' + a life changing book + Classic! + Storey Mountain + a treasure, and immortal             The Prophet262 reviews Kahlil Gibran Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 The Best Book Ever Written? + Eight Decades Later: Still Relevant, Insightful and Eloquent + The Greatest! I keep a copy of this book nearby at all times for quick reference, my personal copy home to numerous marks and marginal notes. Every line reads as the most delicate of poetry, honed and refined to the purest and most undeniable words of truth and wisdom. This may be the height of human ...             Letter and Papers from Prison16 reviews Dietrich Bonhoeffer Touchstone, 1997 Insightful and moving letters that transcend human created myth. + A book of hope + An Example of Faith + Journal of a Christian + Classic Story of Resistance             The Rule of Saint Benedict12 reviews St. Benedict Vintage, 1998 Listening for the spirit... + Benedict's Rule: Food for Reflection + Classic Resource for Christian Faith + Lots of great lessons here. + Fascinating             Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition10 reviews Thich Nhat Hanh Riverhead Trade, 2007 Illuminating + Deeper Meaning + hard work, good stuff + who can argue with the content of this book? + Two Different Religions-Same Message             Run to the Mountain: The Story of a VocationThe Journal of Thomas Merton, Volume 1: 1939-1941 (The Journals ...3 reviews Thomas Merton HarperOne, 1996 An account of the first steps of a spiritual journey + the hatching of a heart + Run to the Seven Storey Mountain An outstanding account of the beginning of a vocation. From the first stirrings of spirituality to the full fleged desire to enter a monastery, Fr. Merton records his faith and doubts, his triumphs and disasters, his hopes and fears. His writing is eloquent yet simple. And his style becomes ...             Courage For Truth: The Letters Of Thomas Merton To Writers1 review Thomas Merton Harvest Books, 1994 Thanking God For Three Cent Stamps This is definitely not a Thomas Merton primer. It is the fourth in a series of collected correspondences, with this particular volume devoted to exchanges between the cloistered Catholic monk and man of letters [literally and figuratively] and a bevy of international writers, some famous, some ...             Living Prayer12 reviews Robert Benson Tarcher, 1999 guide book to living out our faith + Worth every penny and then some + Living Prayer + The Best Book on Prayer Ever! + The Best Book on Prayer Ever!             A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and Other Servants23 reviews Rueben P. Job, Norman Shawchuck Upper Room Books, 1991 Great devotional guide!!! + A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and other Servants + Great Structure and Guidance + Great variety and very nice schedule             New Seeds of Contemplation46 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1972 A Modern Classic? + An Excellent Gateway to Merton and the Contemplative Life! + Classic, Timeless, Beautiful + "To hope is to risk frustration. So make up your mind in advance to risk frustration."             The Hand of the Poet: Poems and Papers in Manuscript5 reviews Rodney Phillips, Susan Benesch, ... Rizzoli International Publications, 1997 For the aspiring poet, a good read + from the exhibition + a good representation of an excellent exhibit + A nice gift book             Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do23 reviews Studs Terkel New Press, 1997 This book changed my life + Actors note: Character studies abound! + A time capsule of American labor and culture + Life-altering perspectives             The Cloister Walk59 reviews Kathleen Norris Riverhead Trade, 1997 A Helpful, Thoughtful Book + "My little story...has turned into prayer."--Emily Dickinson + Inside View It's been a few years, but memory tells me this was - and is - a wonderful book. I suppose it makes a difference to have been to the monastery in Minnesota where the author went, and to have met Ms. Norris; nonetheless, she has a lot to say. Her thought-full exposition of the Psalms was ...             The Sacred Journey: A Memoir of Early Days7 reviews Frederick Buechner HarperOne, 1991 listen to your life + holy goose! + once below a time... + A reflective, honest book             The Vigil: Keeping Watch in the Season of Christ's Coming2 reviews Wendy M. Wright Upper Room Books, 1996 Keeping a Christian Advent and Christmas + Nurturing the True Spirit of Advent and Christmas I received this book four years ago and I have read it for every Advent/Christmas/Epiphany since. Though the circumstances of myself and those I love have changed every year, this book has continued to help me find a means of entering these seasons with faith. The author has stretched my ...             The Vein of Gold11 reviews Julia Cameron Tarcher, 1997 Cameron Has Done It Again! + The Vein Runs Deep + The Gold-digger... + Vein of Gold- a winner! + The Vein of Gold opens the creative heart!