They Speak by Silences

Few saints, few sacraments, few devotions, few spiritual or religious rivalries; and consequently many more opportunities to emphasize the unum necessarium, the one thing needful, which is to accept the presence of God in one's life (Luke 10:42). It's more descriptive than prescriptive and more suggestive than argumentative. Perhaps these features reflect not only the author's context as the spiritual director 1929-35 of French Carthusian nuns then exiled in Italy but also the humility and spiritual insight of the anonymous Carthusian nuns who treasured these jottings, letters, and notes, or of the anonymous Benedictine nuns in Rome who edited and published them in French, or of the anonymous Carmelite nun who provided the first draft of an English translation, or of the anonymous monk of St. Hugh's Charterhouse who corrected and refined them--and they are refined. As it stands, They Speak by Silences is an outstanding expression of the tradition of Western monastic mysticism. The anonymous author (Augustin Guillerand) may be rightly compared to a peaceable Bernard of Clairvaux. And happily no one has to be a monk or a nun to be a mystic.

It is very spiritual book so when you expect the deeply speculative dimension of your life, you would be satisfied. The author may give you the serenity of your hearts if you wish to.

I absolutely love this! A treasure!

A great book for meditations!

Spend time with this book! You will love it.

A must read!!! Get this book and "Where silence is Praise" by the same Carthusian. Splendid, Beautiful! A great find for the Spiritual life...coming from the depths of the silence and solitude of the Charterhouse.

This is a fantastic book. Thank you

This was a tremendous read for all who are on the journey. What we deny ourselves is nothing compared to these holy men!

There are no words to describe this book.You either love it and it speaks to your heart.OR you dismiss it as irrelevant just as silence may be not part of your understanding of the Gospels.It is a beautiful book with an interior quiet that grows the more you use it as a jump off into prayer and listening to the God who draws us all to himself.

A beautifully written and contemplative view of life from the standpoint of a French Carthusian monk. Bite sized chapters allow for the dissemination of the topics presented. Another keeper of a book for daily contemplation. You will be thoroughly pleased with the whole series of books. They are all highly recommended.