Pope Francis in Shambhala Publications' Books Pope Francis (1936-2025) was a beloved figure far beyond the global Catholic community he led. His open-hearted vision of humanity, ethics, and environmental justice marked him a a truly global leader who spoke from his heart, with the benefit of all beings at the forefront. Below is a selection

Mary Gordon's Close Read of the Journals An Excerpt from On Thomas Merton A Structured Approach I very much regret that it took me so long to get to Merton’s journals. There are seven volumes of them, over 2,500 pages—longer than the whole of Proust, whom I also read obsessively for years. I entered into

A Quality of Being By Dave O’Neal We talk with Roger Lipsey about his book Make Peace Before the Sun Goes Down: The Long Encounter of Thomas Merton and His Abbot, James Fox 2018 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the most famous Trappist monk of modern times—or perhaps of all time—Thomas Merton.