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Jon M. Sweeney
Jon M. Sweeney is an award-winning author who has been interviewed in the Dallas Morning News and The Irish Catholic, and on television at CBS Saturday Morning. His book, The Pope ...view moreJon M. Sweeney is an award-winning author who has been interviewed in the Dallas Morning News and The Irish Catholic, and on television at CBS Saturday Morning. His book, The Pope Who Quit, (Doubleday/Image) was optioned by HBO. He is also author of forty other books on spirituality, mysticism, and religion, including Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart, with Mark S. Burrows (Hampton Roads), the biography Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint (Liturgical Press), and Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life and Practices (St. Martin’s Essentials and Penguin Random House Audio, 2021). His bookish reputation is nothing new. In 2014, Publishers Weekly featured Jon in an interview titled, “A Life in Books and On the Move.” He began the 1990s as a theological bookseller in Cambridge, and ended the decade founding a multifaith publishing house, SkyLight Paths Publishing, in Vermont. He’s worked in books and publishing ever since. Today he writes, reviews, edits, and recommends books, speaks regularly at literary and religious conferences, is a Catholic married to a rabbi, and is active on social media (Twitter @jonmsweeney; Facebook jonmsweeney). Sweeney lives in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee.view less
Books by Jon M. Sweeney
Francis of Assisi in His Own Words: The Essential Writings Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart: Meditations for the Restless Soul Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeister Eckhart's Book of Darkness & Light: Meditations on the Path of the Wayless Way Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeister Eckhart's Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Religion of Man: International Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlee, Be Silent, Pray: Ancient Prayers for Anxious Christians Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The St. Clare Prayer Book: Listening for God's Leading: Listening for God's Leading Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Francis and Clare: A True Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Enthusiast: How the Best Friend of Francis of Assisi Almost Destroyed What He Started Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cloister Talks: Learning from My Friends the Monks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Jon M. Sweeney
Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart: Meditations for the Restless Soul Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5St. Francis of Assisi: His Life, Teachings, and Practice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Feed the Wolf: Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sit in the Sun: And Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
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Domestic Monastery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Francis of Assisi in His Own Words: The Essential Writings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5