Silent Hope: Living with the Mystery of God
John Kirvan has devoted much energy addressing the spiritual needs of  ordinary folks. He has written a dozen books on the mystics in the series 30  Days With a Great Spiritual Teacher (Ave Maria Press). His books, God Hunger  (SORIN BOOKS, 1999) and Raw Faith (SORIN BOOKS, 2000), both companion volumes to  Silent Hope, combine the best of Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions to  explore the lives and writings of the great mystics. Kirvan lives in Southern  California.