The Abbey: A Story of Discovery

"With this beautiful,
touching and utterly believable novel, seekers will be gently invited to encounter
the divine and believers be encouraged to deepen their relationships with God.
I loved this book and loved the characters!" -Richard Rohr, author of Everything
Belongs

In the tradition of
the spiritual classics The Shack and The Screwtape
Letters comes The Abbey - a debut novel
from New York Times bestselling author of Jesus: A
Pilgrimage and The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything,
James Martin, SJ, who provides a window into the spiritual journeys of three
people seeking direction, showing us firsthand how God uses our worries,
questions, and even anger to help us become whole.
As he did in his
previous bestsellers, Martin once again crafts a book that incarnates deep
spiritual wisdom while being accessible and full of humor and grace, with
characters such as:
- A divorced single mom, Anne can sometimes
barely cope with life and struggles to make sense of the death of her young
son.
- A former architect who had a promising career,
Mark works as a handyman and wonders how his life got off track.
- The abbot of the Abbey of Saints Philip and
James, Father Paul sometimes questions how to best live a life that secludes
him so thoroughly from the world.

Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of the New York Times bestsellers Learning to Pray, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks and outlets, like The Colbert Report, NPR's Fresh Air, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.