"A deeply moving encounter with the heart and mind of a writer devoted to the highest level of inquiry."
-Booklist
"The allure of the monastic life baffles most laypeople, but Norris goes far in explaining it. Here, she compresses [her] years of experience into the diary of one liturgical year, offering observations on subjects ranging from celibacy to dealing with emotions to Christmas music. . . . What emerges, finally, is an affecting portrait of the most vibrant since Merton's-of the misunderstood, often invisible world of the monastics."
-Publishers Weekly
