How to Be: A Monk and a Journalist Reflect on Living & Dying, Purpose & Prayer, Forgiveness & Friendship

"Readers will want to savor these wise and lyrical offerings."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

The spiritual seeker’s guide to living with authenticity and integrity in troubled times by a lauded journalist and monk mentored by Thomas Merton.

This book is a dialogue between two spiritual seekers—one a Trappist monk and the other a married professional woman. It is two people "stuttering to articulate life’s universal questions from diverse contexts and perspectives." Brother Paul writes...