Fr. Matthew Kelty, (1915-2011), a native of Boston, was a monk of Gethsemani since 1960. Before that he served as an active priest in the Society of the Divine Word, both in the States, and in Papua New Guinea. His previous books include Flue Solo (Sheed, Andrews & McMeel), Sermons in the Monastery and Call of the Wild Geese (Cistercian Publications), Gethsemani Homilies (Franciscian Press), and My Song Is of Mercy (Sheed & Ward).