Dialogues with Silence

Thomas Merton’s most intimate work—a stunning devotional beaming with prayers, poems, and never-before-seen drawings

The perfect companion for daily prayer and reflection, this spiritual guide and gift combines Merton’s artistic and contemplative sides, showing readers a different side of this beloved writer and theologian.

Grippingly filled with warmth and comfort, Dialogues with Silence is a rich a selection of prayers from throughout Merton’s life—from his journals, letters, poetry, books—accompanied by all 100 of Merton’s rarely seen, delightful Zen-like pen-and-ink drawings. This elegant collection is designed to savored slowly, leaving readers with a profound sense of hope and enlightenment.

Vulnerable, inspiring, and unlike any other devotional published, this assortment of spiritual astonishment is the perfect companion to daily prayer, meditation, and reflection in all its glorious forms.