Trappist Tales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503261990)

John Richard Sack was born in Springfield, Ohio. He earned a BA in English from Yale University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. As a young man, John spent two years as a Trappist monk under the tutelage of Thomas Merton, his novice master at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. He later trained in a Hindu ashram in Ganeshpuri, India. Spiritual awakening and transformation are common themes in both his fiction and nonfiction books. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed novel The Franciscan Conspiracy, available in seventeen languages, as well as a companion work, Angel's Passage. The Wolf in Winter is a fictional tale of the early career of Saint Francis of Assisi. His nonfiction Yearning for the Father and Mystic Mountain are guides to contemplative prayer, the culmination of years of reflection and exploration of numerous spiritual traditions. He now lives in southern Oregon with his wife, Christin Lore Weber, author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including the award-winning novel Altar Music.