Paula Huston

Novels

A Land Without Sin

From the great pyramids of Tikal to the graceful palaces of Palenque to the shadowy guerrilla camps of the vast Lacandon, A Land Without Sin is a modern-day journey into the heart of darkness.

Daughters of Song

At a conservatory in Baltimore, Sylvia studies piano with the venerable Cornelius Toft, whose disapproval of her efforts to play Beethoven’s Opus 111 seems somehow related to her inability to grow up, both as an artist and a human being.

The Hermits of Big Sur

Based on notes kept for over sixty years by an early American novice at New Camaldoli Hermitage, The Hermits of Big Sur tells the compelling story of what unfolds when an eleventh-century order of contemplative monks in Italy are urged by Thomas Merton to found a daughter house on the coast of California.

One Ordinary Sunday

Paula Huston draws on her spiritual wisdom and her talent as a novelist to provide both a moment-by-moment record of her experience of one particular Mass on one particular Sunday in her home parish in California and a theologically and historically rich exploration of the origin and meaning of the liturgy.

A Season of Mystery

In A Season of Mystery, 60-year-old Paula Huston–a grandmother and also a caretaker for her mother and in-laws–shares with readers a fulfilling, grace- centered way to approach how we live and how we think about the second half of life.

Simplifying the Soul

Structured as an individual Lenten retreat, Simplifying the Soul presents daily readings from Jesus and the desert fathers and mothers, along with a meditation focused on a specific activity that can be carried out that day.

Forgiveness

Using her own life story as a source of illustrations, Huston examines the intellectual, psychological, social, and spiritual meanings of forgiveness and offers specific guidance in regard to forgiving parents, spouses, and fellow community members.

By Way of Grace

By Way of Grace is a contemporary account of the traditional Christian journey toward transformation. Each chapter is devoted to one of the great virtues: prudence, temperance, justice, fortitude, humility, faith, hope, and love.

The Holy Way

In The Holy Way, Huston examines a variety of disciplines in the Christian tradition—for example, solitude, purity, and generosity—that can ultimately lead to a more integrated life.

Signatures of Grace

The wonders and mysteries of sacramental life are celebrated in this distinctive collection of essays by eight acclaimed Catholic writers.

Books