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The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton

By: Robert G. Waldron

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The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton

By: Robert G. Waldron

Robert Waldron's brief biography of Thomas Merton examines and exposes a man who lived a deeply spiritual life, yes, but also a deeply conflicted one as well. By the use of Jungian theory and archetypes, Waldron explores all of the major Merton works (e.g., Seven Storey Mountain, The Sign of Jonas, The Collected Poems, Zen and the Birds of Appetite), but especially all of the many volumes of Merton's private diaries, and discovers a man, a soul struggling to live "la vita nuova" in the monastery while being drawn by various sirens out of it. Edgy, chancy, and at times speculative, Waldron penetrates Merton's sometimes dense poetry and prose to discover or uncover what was wanting in Merton's soul his desire for his own hermitage; his longing for the nurse he fell in love with; his desire perhaps to establish an entirely new monastic foundation. Merton emerges less a saint than a sinner who never stopped trying to become a saint by "becoming who he really was.

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Paulist Press

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189375796X

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9781893757967

Walking with Thomas Merton

Discovering His Poetry, Essays, and Journals

By: Robert G. Waldron

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Walking with Thomas Merton

Discovering His Poetry, Essays, and Journals

By: Robert G. Waldron

An appreciation, in journal form, of Thomas Merton as spiritual writer, monk and poet.

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140

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Paulist Press

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0809140586

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9780809140589

The Hound of Heaven at My Heels

The Lost Diary of Francis Thompson

By: Robert G. Waldron

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The Hound of Heaven at My Heels

The Lost Diary of Francis Thompson

By: Robert G. Waldron

This book is a poignant and inspiring story about the great poet Francis Thompson. Addicted to opium as a young man and reduced to homelessness on the streets of London, the poet, in a last effort to regenerate himself, sends to the editor of a Catholic monthly samples of his writing. Months pass before the editor reads the soiled manuscript; he immediately perceives its genius and sets out to find the young poet but to no avail. He publishes the poetry in the hopes that Thompson will contact him. The Hound of Heaven at My Heels is a fictional reconstruction of the poet's lost diary; it is a heart-breaking and soul-lifting account of his spiritual, psychological, and physical regeneration. It is the story of a young man who finally finds his soul and his vocation.

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100

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Ignatius Press

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ISBN 10

0898707455

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9780898707458

Blue Hope

A Novella

By: Robert G. Waldron

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Blue Hope

A Novella

By: Robert G. Waldron

John Highet describes his latest bout with a crippling depression. Even the verse of Ethan Seegard, his favorite poet, now fails to offer its usual solace. In a desperate attempt to lift his spirits, Highet's friend Paula Young encourages him to write the definitive biography of Seegard, now a reclusive monk at New Rievaulx Abbey."--P. [4] of cover.

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140

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Paraclete Press (MA)

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ISBN 10

1557252904

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9781557252906

Walking with Kathleen Norris

A Contemplative Journey

By: Robert Waldron

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Walking with Kathleen Norris

A Contemplative Journey

By: Robert Waldron

A fellow writer's response of his reading-journey through the work, both prose and poetry, of Kathleen Norris, author of the best selling The Cloister Walk. As in his other books, Walking with Thomas Merton and Walking with Henri Nouwen, Robert Waldron has devoted three seasons (spring, summer, fall) to reading the prose and poetry of Kathleen Norris. Norris is a major commentator on modern spirituality. This is the first full-length commentary on her work to be published. In order to get to know her, the author carefully read her work and responded to it in a daily journal. He chose the journal format because of its intimacy, allowing for spontaneity and quicksilver insights. The journal format also permits the reader a glimpse into the author's soul-scape and will inspire readers of this book to read Norris's work; especially her best selling book, The Cloister Walk. Waldron considers this to be one of the major spiritual autobiographies of the twentieth century, to be ranked with Thomas Merton's The Seven Storey Mountain.

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108

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Paulist Press

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0809144700

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9780809144709

Book's by Robert G. Waldron

The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton

The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton

Walking with Thomas Merton

Walking with Thomas Merton

The Hound of Heaven at My Heels

The Hound of Heaven at My Heels

Blue Hope

Blue Hope

Walking with Kathleen Norris

Walking with Kathleen Norris

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