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  • Iona

    God's Energy

    by Norman Shanks ...
    An outstanding introduction and guide to the spirituality, concerns and activities of the Iona Community, by a former Leader of the Community. What is it that interests so many people in the work of the Iona Community and draws thousands of visitors each year to the tiny island of Iona? Apart from its magical beauty and sense of timelessness, one reason is to imbibe the spirituality of the ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

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  • Top 7 Rules and Exercises of the Christian Faith: Didache, Rule of St Augustine, Rule of St Benedict, Book of Pastoral Rule, Rule of St Francis, Exercises of St Ignatius, Way of Perfection

    by Francis of Assisi, Ignatius Loyola, Saint Benedict ...
    SEVEN RULES AND EXERCISES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH brings together some of the greatest writings on discipline and the monastic life ever penned. These writings have inspired countless believers to holiness, humility and self-discipline and have helped shape the life and witness of the Church.Besides the more well-known rules such as the Rule of St. Benedict, the Rule of St. Francis and the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Cloister Walk

    by Kathleen Norris ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR“Vivid, compelling... An embrace of moral and spiritual contemplation.” –The New York Times“A remarkable piece of writing. If read with humility and attention, Kathleen Norris's book becomes lectio divina, or holy reading.” –The Boston GlobeFrom the iconic author of Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, a spiritual journey that ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Rule of St. Benedict

    by Anthony C. Meisel ...
    From the time it was first promulgated in the sixth century, The Rule of St. Benedict has been one of the most influential, enduring documents of Western civilization. Composed for the guidance of his own monks at Monte Cassino, St. Benedict's Rule has become the basis for the rules of practically every Christian monastic community in the West. In it are the guidelines for living the spiritual ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Totally Devoted

    An Exploration of New Monasticism

    by Simon Cross ...
    This book brings together stories of new monasticism in the UK. Totally Devoted: the challenge of the New Monasticism by Simon Cross shows us communities and groups which all, in widely different ways, live as new monastics, seeking God and carrying on the traditions of their forebears in a way fitting for twenty-first century living.The book features interviews with members of various communities ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Befriending Our Desires

    by Philip Sheldrake ...
    Desire is at the heart of what it is to be human. The power of desire, while embodied and sensuous, is God-given and the key to all human spirituality. Humanity is blessed with a deep longing that is infinite in extent and can only ultimately be satisfied in God. Befriending Our Desires portrays the intimate connection between desire and the spiritual journey. Drawing on Hebrew and Christian ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • A Not-So-Unexciting Life

    Essays on Benedictine History and Spirituality in Honor of Michael Casey, OCSO

    by Carmel Posa SGS ...
    Series Book 269 - Cistercian Studies Series
    This volume, written by eighteen monks, nuns, and lay scholars from seven countries and four continents, aims to recognize the contribution that Michael Casey has made to Cistercian and Benedictine life over the past forty years. Acclaimed as one of the most significant writers in the Benedictine and Cistercian tradition, Casey has published over one hundred articles and reviews in various ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • A Listening Community

    A Commentary on the Prologue and Chapters 1-3 of Benedict's Rule

    by Marianne Burkhard OSB, Aquinata Böckmann OSB, PhD ...
    Translated by Matilda Handl OSB ...
    This new book by Sister Aquinata Böckmann discusses the Prologue and chapters 1, 2, and 3 of the Rule of St. Benedict. In a lectio regulae she plumbs the depths of Benedict’s vision. Listen, the first word of the Prologue, is a keyword that describes the main stance of the individual monastic, the superior, and the entire community. Listening to the Scriptures and in them to Christ guides ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • To Prefer Nothing to Christ

    The Monastic Mission of the English Benedictine Congregation

    Monastic life involves a continual return to the Gospel and this exploration begins on the road to Emmaus, in the company of downhearted disciples who were astonished to discover the Lord in their midst. Inviting the reader to a renewed encounter with the Lord on the road, this book explores the Rule of Saint Benedict and illustrates how the English Benedictine Congregation is responding to Christ ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Sant'Anselmo in Rome

    College and University; From the Beginnings to the Present Day

    by Pius Engelbert ...
    Sant’Anselmo in Rome was founded in 1888 by Pope Leo XIII for the training of Benedictines from all over the world in philosophy and theology. To this day, Sant’Anselmo is characterized by the interplay between the Benedictine College and the university entrusted to it, the Pontificio Ateneo di Sant’Anselmo, which for decades has also welcomed non-Benedictine students.For well over a century Sant ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • In the School of Prophets

    The Formation of Thomas Merton's Prophetic Spirituality

    by Ephrem Arcement OSB ...
    Series Book 265 - Cistercian Studies Series
    The distinctive prophetic quality of Thomas Merton's spirituality, shaped by figures ranging from the Hebrew prophets to Thich Nhat Hanh, emerges from this fresh examination of the works Merton read, responded to, and celebrated in his own writing.In the School of Prophets examines the final decade of Merton's life, mainly through the lens of his journals and letters, and helps to fill a gap in ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Selected Discourses of Shenoute the Great

    Community, Theology, and Social Conflict in Late Antique Egypt

    by David Brakke, Andrew Crislip ...
    Shenoute the Great (c.347–465) led one of the largest Christian monastic communities in late antique Egypt and was the greatest native writer of Coptic in history. For approximately eight decades, Shenoute led a federation of three monasteries and emerged as a Christian leader. His public sermons attracted crowds of clergy, monks, and lay people; he advised military and government officials; he ... Read more

    $36.09 USD