My Mystical Retreat with Tom Merton
Canadian author Heather MacKenzie describes her journey of being called to be a channel for the spirit of a popular Trappist monk named Thomas Merton. His autobiography book Seven Story Mountain is about his life and personal spiritual journey to God, and became popular among Christians. He had died in Bangkok, Thailand on December 10, 1968. 

The sacred stories about the spirit of Thomas Merton are set from April to December 1999 when his spirit contacted Heather and began to communicate with her at a public library in Kitchener, Ontario, and concludes with a finale of divine events that happened during her spiritual retreat at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, USA. During her spiritual retreat, she became the only person who experienced and witnessed all the supernatural events that happened with the monks. 

Key messages are that Mystical Christ Jesus didn't come alone. Christ Jesus rarely brings one of His saintly companions on His personal divine mission to minister Holy Communion. Lord Jesus' divine presence on December 10, 1999, the 30th anniversary date of monk Thomas Merton's death makes it significant and unique. Heather gives a detailed account of the Eucharist narrative where she is given spiritual sight, for the purpose of seeing the mystical divine presence of Christ Jesus and the mystical presence of Thomas Merton. She not only describes what it is like to be in their divine presence, but also what their mystical bodies looked like, and how they communicated. My Mystical Retreat with Tom Merton book celebrates his life and spirit more intimately than ever before.  

Reviews

"One woman’s impressionistic, inviting account of being guided in her faith by Thomas Merton’s spirit... [My Mystical Retreat with Tom Merton] always delivers vivid reading."

​-Kirkus Reviews
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