A Book of Hours by Thomas Merton Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of A Book of Hours
Book Review: Drawing us into a loving silence
Summary: 5 Stars
A Book of Hours divides each day, everyday into moments of contemplation and deep compassion. The editor has done a skillful job with Merton's prayerful reflections and poems. Each reflection is carefully chosen.
In my search for the perfect way to settle quietly into a spiritual reflection, no other book has satisfied so completely. We are so prone to race through our days and yet hungry for spiritual food. By dividing days up, we can have a nice portion of prayer that carries through morning to bedtime.
There is something about Merton's litany, his choice of words and gentle pace that sustains in a hectic world. He urges us to carve, even this brief time, into a sacred space that takes root throughout the day.
If you are searching for well chosen words of God's love A Book of Hours will satisfy deeply. Janet M Greene
Book Review: Hold on to Your Hat!
Summary: 5 Stars
The wind of change will blow through you as you spend four times a day in this place of awe.
There a few Christian terms and the edition resonates for those of us that walk the path of all paths.
Book Review: Liturgy of the Hours made simple!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an outstanding book. I can't recommend it enough to those who want to feel connected to the prayer of the church and are intimidated by the complexity of the official Liturgy of the Hours.Book Review: Meditation and Prayer
Summary: 5 Stars
Many of us get so busy each day that when we try to pray or meditate, the world crowds in on us. This book is simply a guide to meditation and prayer and has been a Godsend to me.Book Review: Minced Monkish Merton
Summary: 3 Stars
A compilation of bits and pieces of Thomas Merton's deeply spiritual and sometimes probing social commentaries published previously under other titles, this little book looks nice but reads with great difficulty. Unless one has a previous knowledge of, and an affinity to, things such as antiphons, canticles, and so (which I do not), you may ask yourself as I did "Why not just read his original works and forget this archaic, affected format?" Worse is that Merton's most poignant pieces are not found in this book. Formerly a writer and a literature critic for some of the most popular journals of his day, I strongly believe that the learned Thomas Merton would not have enjoyed A Book of Hours.