Behind monastery walls, men of God spend their lives preparing for the passage of death.
They have complete confidence in the mercy of God..
When death approaches, and its hand reveals its strength, they are like happy and na ve children who wait with impatience to open a gift.
What is exemplary about them is their humility and simplicity.
These Monks have the same fears, torments, and sorrows as everyone else, Diat discovered.
Through extraordinary interviews with monks, he learned that their death experiences are varied and unique, with elements of peace, pain, humility, sorrow, and joy.
How to die? How to respond to our fear of death? To answer these and other questions, Diat travelled to eight European monasteries including Solesmes Abbey and the Grande Chartreuse.
Best-selling French author Nicolas Diat set out to find what their deaths can reveal about the greatest mystery faced by everyone--the end of life.
Behind monastery walls, men of God spend their lives preparing for the passage of death
