Seven Storey Mountain, Session One
Without good excuse, I blinked, and it has been several years since I've posted. I have still been writing, just not much making its way here. But the nudge to return to this format has been there. And a revisit to a book that has personally meant a great deal to me seems like as good a place to start as any. We've had the good fortune of assembling a small group of folks in the Pensacola area to read through Thomas Merton's acclaimed autobiography, Seven Storey Mountain. St. Francis Episcopal Church in Gulf Breeze has been good enough to host us in their library. I find myself incredibly grateful to be able to return to and discuss this great book with friends. I was first introduced to Merton's writing by one of my mentors, Steve Echsner, a man who has quietly had a great deal of influence on me. It has been nearly fifteen years since I first read Seven Storey Mountain. And I am often a little reticent to read a book for the second time, as I rarely enjoy it as much a...
