The Contemplative Hunger
by father donald haggerty
ignatius, 259 pages, $17.95
Fr. Donald Haggerty’s first book, Contemplative Provocations (reviewed here in December 2013), offered aphoristic counsel on prayer and contemplation, particularly in light of God’s concealment from those who most earnestly seek him. The Contemplative Hunger focuses on hunger for God: “The essential grace behind contemplative prayer is the fusing of an intense longing for God with a deep surrender to him.”