1. Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. was an
Anglo-American Catholic writer and
mystic. A Trapist monk of the Abbey of
Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet,
social activist, and student of
comparative religion.

2. When I saw the title of this book, I knew I had to
read it. In all my readings and observations over
the years, no one influenced me more concerning
seeing God, others, self and many other things in
nature than Thomas Merton. Thomas Berry wrote
in the forward: "Merton's gift, eloquently captured
by Kathleen Deignan, is this sense of the sacred
throughout the entire range of the natural world."
Kathleen Deignan writes in the introduction: "The
mystery of Thomas Merton's marriage to the
forest is a rich and overlooked sub-theme in one
of the most celebrated spiritual stories of modern
times."

3. This book by Kathleen
Deignan is divided into
subjects like: Seasons,
Elements, Firmament,
Creatures, Festivals,
Presences, etc...In my opinion,
this is certainly an excellent
book that reflects so much on
the spirit of Thomas Merton.
And, this is an excellent book
for devotional times. Sister
Kathleen has done us a great
service in doing this book.