Joseph E. Kurtz

Authenticity, Passion, and Advocacy

Children & Youth

“Seeking to understand how Catholic teaching is received by the modern adolescent, Dr. Thomas Malewitz presents a path of formation for those who teach and form adolescents, with the Trappist monk Thomas Merton as a guide and model. . . . Dr. Malewitz includes Merton’s letters and communication with adolescents, which illustrate Merton’s ability to listen, enter into dialogue, and communicate an understanding of the true self always seeking God. This is a must-read for the minister who seeks to form well the adolescents entrusted to his or her care.”