New York: Colombia University Library, 1990. Softcover. Several pages loose. Otherwise a clean softcover book in very good condition. Paper covers. 63p. An annotated catalogue of Merton's literary work. With black and white photogrpahs. More about THOMAS MERTON: THE POET AND THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE
Millersville, MD: Our Lady's Children in Maryland, 1990. Sr. Mary Augustine. Hardcover. 840p. A small blue gilt cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Former owner's private library stamps on endpapers and 1/2 title page. Otherwise clean and tight. Covers are like-new. Contains the Mass, novenas, prayers to saints, and... More about BENEATH THE CROSS: A Book of Traditional Catholic Prayers
London: B. Herder Book Co., 1929. Hardcover. 202p. Ex-library. A brown cloth hardcover book in good condition. Spine bumped and slightly nicked at top. Front board faded and discolored. Call number painted on spine. Previous owner's signature in pen on front free endpaper. Library stamp on front and back pastedown... More about CATHOLIC MYSTICISM: Popular Lectures
Paris: Librairie Lecoffre/J. Gabalda et Cie, 1937. 7th Edition. Paperback. 296p. A tan softcover book in good condition. Cover is edgeworn, creased, and flecked with light stains. Scattered pencil markings inside. Signature on title page. Pages tanned. Still mostly clean, and binding secure. Text in French. Discusses aspects of Catholic... More about LA VIE CATHOLIQUE: Premiere Serie
New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 119p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a dustjacket in good condition. Edges faintly tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. The dustjacket has a few small closed tears, each held with clear tape. Front flap is price-clipped. A Catholic... More about HOPE OR DESPAIR
Westminster, MD: The Newman Press, 1961. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 169p. A brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges minutely rubbed. Tanned stripes on endpapers. Otherwise clean and tight. Thirs series of meditations from the author. Translated by Sister Helen Madeleine. More about AN HOUR WITH JESUS: Meditations for Religious, Third Series
Westminster, MD: The Newman Press, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Minimal shelf wear to boards. Small tears (less than 1") to edges of dustjacket. Small bookplate on title page. Otherwise a clean, tight hardcover book in very good condition with a dustjacket in good condition. Black boards and jacket. 214p. A... More about THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT: IN LATIN AND ENGLISH
Paterson: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. 637p. A blue cloth hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Convent stamp on front free endpaper and title page;cover surface rubbed; otherwise clean and tight. Adapted from Latin by Elmer Stoffel. More about SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE: Fundamentals of Ascetical Theology Based on the Franciscan Ideal; Volume I
Tournai: Desclee & Co., 1930. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 750p plus 21p appendix and index. A light brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine is lightly sunned. A handbook of doctrine and terminology associated with Catholic life and prayer. Includes information about such topics as virtue, sin, the... More about THE SPIRITUAL LIFE: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology
New York: Alba House, 1979. Hardcover. 100p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Endpapers faintly foxed. Spine's head and foot and corners lightly rubbed. Otherwise clean and tight. The dustjacket is lightly rubbed and has a 1/2" closed tear at the top of the spine... More about THEY FOLLOWED HIS CALL: Vocation and Asceticism
San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1995. Paperback. 134p. Ex-library. A blue softcover book in very good condition. Library markings inside. Two stickers on cover, which is lightly rubbed along the edges. Otherwise clean and tight. Contains "Prayers of the Earth," "Prayers of Heaven," and "Marian Prayers." More about WITH GOD AND WITH MEN: Prayers
New York: The Seabury Press, 1974. 1st Edition. 1/4 cloth. 131p. A 1/4 cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Former owner's inscription on front endpaper. Spine a bit faded. Otherwise clean and tight. Father Graham, a Benedictine monk, discusses contemplative spirituality in Christianity and compares it with Eastern religions... More about CONTEMPLATIVE CHRISTIANITY: An Approach to the Realities of Religion
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with markings on endpapers. Former owner's inscription on front endpaper. Corners slightly bent. Otherwise a clean, tight hardcover book in very good condition. 203p. A guide to Ignatian prayer practices, divided into prayer in general, preparations, methods, and additional instructions. More about IGNATIAN METHODS OF PRAYER
Bangalore: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1938. 3rd edition. Hardcover. 348p. Dark red cloth. A hardcover book in very good condition. Stamp on page edges, mark from label on endpaper, prayer slip pasted on front free endpaper, otherwise pages clean and tight. With a foreword by Cardinal Lepicier. This book is... More about A COMPANION TO THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF SAINT IGNATIUS
Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1986. Paperback. 145p. Ex-library copy of a softcover book in very good condition. Library sticker on spine. Stamps, markings, and check-out materials on 1/2 title page. Otherwise clean and tight, with only minutely rubbed edges. A volume in the CLASSICS OF WESTERN SPIRITUALITY series. Silesius (1624-1677)... More about ANGELUS SILESIUS: The Cherubinic Wanderer
White Plains, NY: Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 1984. Paula J. Goodman. Hardcover. 61p. A small hardcover book in near-fine condition with a like dustjacket. Previous seller's sticker on front endpaper. Spine ends lightly rubbed, and spine is slightly crooked. Otherwise clean and tight. The dustjacket has two small, non-torn scratches... More about CONTEMPLATION AND COMPASSION: Thomas Merton's Vision
Emporia, KS: Didde Printing Company, 1949. Softcover. A tight, clean softcover book in good condition. Plastic comb binding with gray cardboard covers. 70p. A guide for young adults, this small book explains how virtue, humor, kindness, and social graces work in concert to form personality. More about PERSONALITY PLUS
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1965. Hardcover. 183p. Ex-library. A hardcover book in good condition with a dustjacket in very good condition. Library markings inside book and on jacket's spine. Card pocket on front free endpaper. Underlining near the beginning. The rest of the text is clean, and the binding... More about GOSPEL SPIRITUALITY
San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2004. Paperback. 159p. A softcover book in fine condition. Contains color reproductions of religious artwork. More about PRAYING TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: Prayers and Meditations Through the Centuries
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Softcover. Minimal shelf wear. A clean, tight softcover book in very good condition. 194p. A simple book of spirituality on how to strengthen faith and regain happiness. More about CHANGING SCENES
London: Sheed and Ward, 1980. Paperback. 186p. A softcover book in fine condition. A priest's advice for finding true happiness. More about THE GOOD LIFE GUIDE: Saints, Snobs and Sanity
New York: Herder and Herder, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 139p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Address label on front pastedown endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket's spine is tanned. Otherwise fully intact. A Catholic priest writes as his alter-ego Harry Dawes, through whom... More about WE AGNOSTICS: On the Tightrope to Eternity
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 281p. Ex-library. A blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. Library markings inside, and pocket on rear endpaper. No markings on exterior. Crease in rear panel's cloth. Spine and edges faded. Inscription on front free endpaper. Scattered pen marks inside, but... More about A SACRAMENTAL SPIRITUALITY
New York: Herder and Herder, 1966. Hardcover. 252p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a like dustjacket. Heel of spine is somewhat heavily rubbed. Endpapers faintly foxed. Otherwise clean and tight. Edges of dustjacket lightly rubbed; otherwise in overall excellent condition. A collection of Haring's essays on Christian life... More about THIS TIME OF SALVATION
New York: Crossroad, 1989. Softcover. First volume hardcover, others softcover. Gouge to cover of third volume. Light shelf wear to all volumes. Otherwise clean and tight books in good condition. Complete 3 volume set. "A multi volume series with more than 500 contributing scholars worldwide, presenting the spiritual wisdom of... More about CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: ORIGINS TO THE TWELFTH CENTURY 3v