Dialogues with Silence

“This is Thomas Merton at his most profound: a book to linger over and savor.” — Lawrence S. Cunningham, editor of Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master

“This is a charming and welcome addition to the Merton corpus, giving us a glimpse of Merton the artist.” — Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of GAIA & GOD

“Whether you’re a long-time Merton fan or need an introduction, Dialogues with Silence is a great unveiling.” — BookPage

“[These drawings and prayers] reflect a devotional life stripped of pretense, open to God’s surprises.” — Christian Century

“Casts new and thought provoking light on [Merton’s] finely written prayers...highly recommended.” — Library Journal

“...a glimpse of [Merton’s] journey never before seen. Merton fans will certainly welcome this new addition.” — Publishers Weekly (shaded review)

“Helps the reader enter Merton’s spiritual vision and participate personally in the monk’s encounters with Silence.” — America Magazine

"[Thomas Merton] is perhaps the proper patron saint of our information-saturated age, of we who live and move and have our being in social media, and then, desperate for peace and rest, withdraw into privacy and silence, only to return. As we always will." — The New Yorker