or Sayings of the Desert Fathers. This column will share some of these. (Some Sayings have appeared in a previous article; these sayings are different ones. These sayings are each around 1,600 ...

Few have lived the wisdom of the desert as radically as the Trappist monk Thomas Merton. His book of collected sayings gives a beautiful glimpse into what motivated the Fathers and Mothers.

Enjoy! The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks Edited by Benedicta Ward, London: Penguin Classics, 2003. These early words of spiritual direction from desert fathers and mothers ...