Awake and Alive : Thomas Merton According to His Novices - Hardcover 2022 Catholic Media Association Award Winners ”--Matthew Clarke

”--Matthew Clarke

the life of fire

as a more holistic and historical approach than current consensus might suggest

He gently draws our attention away from the center of church and society to see with new eyes that those at the 'existential peripheries' -- the last

and how plurality of worldviews and hermeneutics affect the church mission are largely unknown

Awake and Alive : Thomas Merton According to His Novices - Hardcover 2022 Catholic Media Association Award Winners ”--Matthew Clarke"Awake and Alive offers a distinct reminder that beyond the image of the celebrated author, readers need to remember the humanity of Thomas Merton a man of humor, joy, monastic fraternity and simplicity." Thomas K. Malewitz, Merton Seasonal This is a treasure of a little book. Thankfully, before the living memory fades, Sweeney has captured intimate and unadorned recollections from Mertons Gethsemani novices to render an impressionistic montage, a