Why Not Be a Mystic?
Frank X. Tuoti
Crossroad Publishing Co.
Here is a voice of a layman, well-gifted to teach those in the world who are not living a strictly so-called monastic life about the universal call of God to all of us to experience deeper union with the indwelling Trinity. He writes in the idiom of everyday people living in today’s world to help us understand the treasures found in Holy Scripture and the great mystical teachers of the Church, especially the early Desert Fathers and Mothers, the Church Fathers, the medieval mystical writers like St. John of the Cross, Meister Eckhart, and St. Teresa of Avila, and modern writers like Thomas Merton, his mentor, Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O., Bede Griffiths, O.S.B., and many others.<br>
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Immersed in such solid teachings, the author covers very well in thirty-four short chapters the intricacies of the paths of the contemplative life. His own personal, disciplined prayer life shines through as he presents the traditional ancient Fathers’ teaching on the mystical life in a manner that people living in today’s world can not only understand, but can be strongly challenged to progress in their own thirst for greater union with God and neighbor.