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Une brève histoire des Templiers : Les moines-soldats devenus banquiers des rois

by Désiré Denis ...

Narrated by Désiré Denis ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

Suivez l'ascension de fervents moines-soldats devenus les maîtres de la finance médiévale avant leur brutale destruction. Au fil des batailles sanglantes et des complots politiques en Terre sainte, l'ordre religieux le plus puissant de la période des croisades tisse une toile redoutable.Parfait pour stimuler votre esprit lors de vos trajets quotidiens, ce récit historique profondément immersif ... Read more

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Suivez l'ascension de fervents moines-soldats devenus les maîtres de la finance médiévale avant leur brutale destruction. Au fil des batailles sanglantes et des complots politiques en Terre sainte, l'ordre religieux le plus puissant de la période des croisades tisse une toile redoutable.Parfait pour stimuler votre esprit lors de vos trajets quotidiens, ce récit historique profondément immersif
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Tiempos antiguos | Un día en la vida de una monja medieval

by Carlota Lozano ...

Narrated by Carlota Lozano ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Adéntrate en el silencio del claustro medieval para vivir las tensiones entre la obediencia estricta y el deseo propio. A través de una narración inmersiva y serena, ideal para desconectar durante tu trayecto diario o encontrar calma al final del día, experimentarás una jornada completa tras los muros del convento. Sin idealizaciones románticas ni juicios modernos, esta reconstrucción histórica te ... Read more

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Adéntrate en el silencio del claustro medieval para vivir las tensiones entre la obediencia estricta y el deseo propio. A través de una narración inmersiva y serena, ideal para desconectar durante tu trayecto diario o encontrar calma al final del día, experimentarás una jornada completa tras los muros del convento. Sin idealizaciones románticas ni juicios modernos, esta reconstrucción histórica te
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Life of Saint Columba, The

A Portrait of Celtic Holiness

by Saint Adamnán of Iona ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Lee E, Digital Voice Connor E ...

Unabridged

3 hours 14 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Enter the sacred world of Iona with this presentation of Saint Adamnán’s The Life of Saint Columba, one of the treasured works of early Christian spirituality. Written in the seventh century by Adamnán, abbot of Iona and successor to Columba’s monastic legacy, this account preserves the memory of a saint whose prayer, courage, and missionary zeal ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Enter the sacred world of Iona with this presentation of Saint Adamnán’s The Life of Saint Columba, one of the treasured works of early Christian spirituality. Written in the seventh century by Adamnán, abbot of Iona and successor to Columba’s monastic legacy, this account preserves the memory of a saint whose prayer, courage, and missionary zeal
... Read more
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Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community

by Ó Tuama ...

Narrated by Ó Tuama ...

Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's longest established peace and reconciliation organisation. For over fifty years, it has been bringing fractured communities together and resourcing others in the work of healing conflict. At the heart of its life is a simple pattern of daily worship. This prayer book captures the essence of the ... Read more

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Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's longest established peace and reconciliation organisation. For over fifty years, it has been bringing fractured communities together and resourcing others in the work of healing conflict. At the heart of its life is a simple pattern of daily worship. This prayer book captures the essence of the
... Read more
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The Dissolution of the Monasteries

A New History

by James G. Clark ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

26 hours 57 min

The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years—exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor EnglandShortly before Easter, 1540 saw the end of almost a millennium of monastic life in England. Until then religious houses had acted as a focus for education, literary, and artistic expression and even the creation of regional and national identity. Their closure, ... Read more

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The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years—exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor EnglandShortly before Easter, 1540 saw the end of almost a millennium of monastic life in England. Until then religious houses had acted as a focus for education, literary, and artistic expression and even the creation of regional and national identity. Their closure,
... Read more
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Cross and Medal of Saint Benedict, The

A Mystical Sign of Divine Power

by St. Bernard of Clairvaux,, St. Gregory the Great, and Others ...

Narrated by Mike Romano ...

Unabridged

2 hours 40 min

The spiritual wisdom of Saint Benedict has endured for centuries and quite literally shaped Westernculture from its inception. Tenets of the order, like its motto and Saint Benedict’s Rule, are just asinfluential for lay people as they are for the Benedictine monks and nuns. The cross and medal of St.Benedict is also among the gifts bestowed by the Benedictine Order. For centuries, it has been a ... Read more

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The spiritual wisdom of Saint Benedict has endured for centuries and quite literally shaped Westernculture from its inception. Tenets of the order, like its motto and Saint Benedict’s Rule, are just asinfluential for lay people as they are for the Benedictine monks and nuns. The cross and medal of St.Benedict is also among the gifts bestowed by the Benedictine Order. For centuries, it has been a
... Read more
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Monasticism

A Very Short Introduction

by Stephen J. Davis ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished from other kinds of religious and non-religious practice?In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis discusses the history of monasticism, from our earliest evidence for it, and the different types ... Read more

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Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished from other kinds of religious and non-religious practice?In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis discusses the history of monasticism, from our earliest evidence for it, and the different types
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The Monastic World

A 1,200-Year History

by Andrew Jotischky ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

15 hours 19 min

A major new history of medieval monasticism, from the fourth to the sixteenth centuryFrom the late Roman Empire onwards, monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout Europe. But who were monasteries for? What kind of people founded and maintained them? And how did monasticism change over the thousand years or so of the Middle Ages?Andrew Jotischky traces the history of monastic life ... Read more

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A major new history of medieval monasticism, from the fourth to the sixteenth centuryFrom the late Roman Empire onwards, monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout Europe. But who were monasteries for? What kind of people founded and maintained them? And how did monasticism change over the thousand years or so of the Middle Ages?Andrew Jotischky traces the history of monastic life
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De Weg Naar Binnen

by Metropoliet Anthony van Sourozh ...

Narrated by Matthijs van Rijn ...

Unabridged

3 hours 25 min

De Weg naar Binnen (School for Prayer) van Metropoliet Anthony van Sourozh behoort tot de klassieke werken over het christelijk gebed. Het boek is geschreven vanuit zijn eigen diepgaande geestelijke ervaring en pastorale wijsheid.Voor Metropoliet Anthony is theologie geen abstract academisch spel, maar een levende werkelijkheid: een weg van begrip, een weg van leven en zelfs een weg van sterven. ... Read more

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De Weg naar Binnen (School for Prayer) van Metropoliet Anthony van Sourozh behoort tot de klassieke werken over het christelijk gebed. Het boek is geschreven vanuit zijn eigen diepgaande geestelijke ervaring en pastorale wijsheid.Voor Metropoliet Anthony is theologie geen abstract academisch spel, maar een levende werkelijkheid: een weg van begrip, een weg van leven en zelfs een weg van sterven.
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瞑想：僧院からスマホアプリへ

by 丹下貴大 ...

Narrated by 丹下貴大 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

厳しい僧院の修行から手元のスマートフォンまで、マインドフルネスの進化を紐解き、慌ただしい現代の日常に深い心の平穏をもたらす自己探求の旅へとご案内します。情報過多でストレスフルな日々を送る中、ふと立ち止まって静寂を味わいたいと願うすべての人へ、精神の歴史とテクノロジーが交差する豊かな物語をお届けします。かつては宗教的な悟りを求める人だけのものだった実践が、いかにして通勤電車の中や就寝前のベッドで手軽にアクセスできるウェルネスツールへと変貌を遂げたのか。静かで内省的な語り口は、日々の喧騒からあなたを解き放ち、自分自身の心と最適な距離感で向き合うための穏やかな空間を耳元に創り出します。本書で見つかること:• 宗教的な世界観と結びついた、伝統的な共同体における厳格な規律と精神修養のリアルな姿。• 心の安定や集中力向上といった現世的な目的へと役割を変え、医療やビジネスの現場へ浸透していく歴史的変遷。 ... Read more

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厳しい僧院の修行から手元のスマートフォンまで、マインドフルネスの進化を紐解き、慌ただしい現代の日常に深い心の平穏をもたらす自己探求の旅へとご案内します。情報過多でストレスフルな日々を送る中、ふと立ち止まって静寂を味わいたいと願うすべての人へ、精神の歴史とテクノロジーが交差する豊かな物語をお届けします。かつては宗教的な悟りを求める人だけのものだった実践が、いかにして通勤電車の中や就寝前のベッドで手軽にアクセスできるウェルネスツールへと変貌を遂げたのか。静かで内省的な語り口は、日々の喧騒からあなたを解き放ち、自分自身の心と最適な距離感で向き合うための穏やかな空間を耳元に創り出します。本書で見つかること:• 宗教的な世界観と結びついた、伝統的な共同体における厳格な規律と精神修養のリアルな姿。• 心の安定や集中力向上といった現世的な目的へと役割を変え、医療やビジネスの現場へ浸透していく歴史的変遷。
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Sonorous Desert

What Deep Listening Taught Early Christian Monks—and What It Can Teach Us

by Kim Haines-Eitzen ...

Narrated by Eunice Wong ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

This audiobook narrated by Eunice Wong shares enduring lessons from the desert soundscapes that shaped the Christian monastic traditionFor the hermits and communal monks of antiquity, the desert was a place to flee the cacophony of ordinary life in order to hear and contemplate the voice of God. But these monks discovered something surprising in their harsh desert surroundings: far from empty and ... Read more

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This audiobook narrated by Eunice Wong shares enduring lessons from the desert soundscapes that shaped the Christian monastic traditionFor the hermits and communal monks of antiquity, the desert was a place to flee the cacophony of ordinary life in order to hear and contemplate the voice of God. But these monks discovered something surprising in their harsh desert surroundings: far from empty and
... Read more
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Thomas Merton on Cistercians: Sages of Silence

by Thomas Merton, Anthony J. Ciorra ...

Narrated by Thomas Merton, Anthony J. Ciorra ...

Series series Learn25: Thomas Merton Collection
Unabridged

3 hours 13 min

Join one of the twentieth century’s great spiritual masters in exploring Christian history and the contemplative life.Thomas Merton was a mystic, writer, artist, and monk of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, better known as the Trappists. In this series of conferences Merton delivered in the 1960s, he presents an insightful exploration of Cistercian history. Merton’s monastic ... Read more

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Join one of the twentieth century’s great spiritual masters in exploring Christian history and the contemplative life.Thomas Merton was a mystic, writer, artist, and monk of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, better known as the Trappists. In this series of conferences Merton delivered in the 1960s, he presents an insightful exploration of Cistercian history. Merton’s monastic
... Read more
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Thomas Merton on Franz Kafka

by Thomas Merton ...

Narrated by Thomas Merton ...

Series series Learn25: Thomas Merton Collection
Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

What is the function of the contemplative in the modern world?This question lies at the root of Thomas Merton’s extended contemplation of Franz Kafka’s dystopian novel, The Castle. A hugely influential writer from the 20th century, Kafka (1883 - 1924) was a German-speaking Jew born in Prague. His fiction - especially his 1915 novella The Metamorphosis, in which the protagonist finds himself ... Read more

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What is the function of the contemplative in the modern world?This question lies at the root of Thomas Merton’s extended contemplation of Franz Kafka’s dystopian novel, The Castle. A hugely influential writer from the 20th century, Kafka (1883 - 1924) was a German-speaking Jew born in Prague. His fiction - especially his 1915 novella The Metamorphosis, in which the protagonist finds himself
... Read more
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Meditación: Del monasterio a la aplicación móvil

by Romina Cabrera ...

Narrated by Romina Cabrera ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Domina tu atención y reduce el estrés conectando la profunda meditación ancestral con el moderno bienestar tecnológico. Ya sea durante un agitado trayecto urbano o en medio de una rutina acelerada, comprender el verdadero origen del mindfulness transformará tu manera de desconectar. Este viaje sonoro traza el puente definitivo entre los antiguos retiros monásticos y las constantes notificaciones ... Read more

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Domina tu atención y reduce el estrés conectando la profunda meditación ancestral con el moderno bienestar tecnológico. Ya sea durante un agitado trayecto urbano o en medio de una rutina acelerada, comprender el verdadero origen del mindfulness transformará tu manera de desconectar. Este viaje sonoro traza el puente definitivo entre los antiguos retiros monásticos y las constantes notificaciones
... Read more
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Thomas Merton on the Great Monks

by Thomas Merton, James Finley, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Thomas Merton, James Finley, Ph.D. ...

Series series Learn25: Thomas Merton Collection
Unabridged

2 hours 52 min

Recorded by Thomas Merton in 1962, these newly remastered lectures showcase the brilliant teaching of a monk and mystic who changed the world.Originally delivered at the Abbey of Gethsemani to his fellow monks, Thomas Merton’s talks invite you on a journey through monastic and contemplative history. Under his guidance, you will encounter the great figures of the Christian monastic tradition: St. ... Read more

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Recorded by Thomas Merton in 1962, these newly remastered lectures showcase the brilliant teaching of a monk and mystic who changed the world.Originally delivered at the Abbey of Gethsemani to his fellow monks, Thomas Merton’s talks invite you on a journey through monastic and contemplative history. Under his guidance, you will encounter the great figures of the Christian monastic tradition: St.
... Read more
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How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job

A Guide for Benedictine Oblates and Other Christians Who Follow the Monastic Way

by Benet Tvedten ...

Narrated by Benet Tvedten ...

Series series Voices from the Monastery
Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

Discussion around the bestseller The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher has led many people to want to know more about Benedictine principles.Originally written for monks, the principles in the Rule of St. Benedict may be applied by anyone — and in today's hectic, changing world, following its principles offers a rich spiritual connection to the stability and wisdom of monastic life. This essential ... Read more

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Discussion around the bestseller The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher has led many people to want to know more about Benedictine principles.Originally written for monks, the principles in the Rule of St. Benedict may be applied by anyone — and in today's hectic, changing world, following its principles offers a rich spiritual connection to the stability and wisdom of monastic life. This essential
... Read more
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Ancient Time | Why Being a Medieval MONK Was Harder Than You Think

by James Fairweather ...

Narrated by James Fairweather ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

Forget serene cloisters; surviving this gritty era of medieval history required brutal physical and mental discipline. Perfect for your daily commute, this atmospheric listen shatters the myth of peaceful contemplation to expose the psychological strain of total isolation. Feel the freezing damp of the stone walls and the gnawing hunger that defined a life surrendered to vows.Whether you are ... Read more

$13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Forget serene cloisters; surviving this gritty era of medieval history required brutal physical and mental discipline. Perfect for your daily commute, this atmospheric listen shatters the myth of peaceful contemplation to expose the psychological strain of total isolation. Feel the freezing damp of the stone walls and the gnawing hunger that defined a life surrendered to vows.Whether you are
... Read more
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Thomas Merton on Monastic Spirituality and the Quest for Peace

by Thomas Merton ...

Narrated by Thomas Merton ...

Series series Learn25: Thomas Merton Collection
Unabridged

4 hours 49 min

What can the first Christian monks teach you about holy living today? In a set of conferences he recorded in 1963, Thomas Merton turns a thoughtful eye to this question.Thomas Merton gave these conferences to the novice monks he taught. As you listen to Merton, you will join his students in the classroom.Although they led ascetic lives centuries ago, St. Benedict, the Desert Fathers and Mothers, ... Read more

$24.67 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What can the first Christian monks teach you about holy living today? In a set of conferences he recorded in 1963, Thomas Merton turns a thoughtful eye to this question.Thomas Merton gave these conferences to the novice monks he taught. As you listen to Merton, you will join his students in the classroom.Although they led ascetic lives centuries ago, St. Benedict, the Desert Fathers and Mothers,
... Read more
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The Cloister Walk

by Kathleen Norris ...

Narrated by Suzie Althens ...

Unabridged

12 hours

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 ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

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
... Read more
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Thomas Merton on Desert Spirituality

by Thomas Merton, Anthony J. Ciorra ...

Narrated by Thomas Merton, Anthony J. Ciorra ...

Series series Learn25: Thomas Merton Collection
Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

Travel into the sands of the desert with Thomas Merton as your guide. Merton gave these lectures in 1964 to the novice monks he taught. As you listen to Merton, you will join his students in the classroom.In the third century, men and women journeyed into the deserts of Syria and Egypt in search of salvation in solitude. By doing so, they developed new forms of monasticism and spirituality.Now ... Read more

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Travel into the sands of the desert with Thomas Merton as your guide. Merton gave these lectures in 1964 to the novice monks he taught. As you listen to Merton, you will join his students in the classroom.In the third century, men and women journeyed into the deserts of Syria and Egypt in search of salvation in solitude. By doing so, they developed new forms of monasticism and spirituality.Now
... Read more
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Unknown Homeland, The

The Masterpiece of Samizdat Christian Literature

by Anonymous ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Bradford E ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What remains of a life when history strips away career, home, health, marriage, and even the right to speak? The Unknown Homeland, by an anonymous author, answers with Father Pavel, a Petersburg scholar-priest sentenced to twenty-five years in Siberia. Yet this rare novella of Orthodox samizdat literature ... Read more

$20.54 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What remains of a life when history strips away career, home, health, marriage, and even the right to speak? The Unknown Homeland, by an anonymous author, answers with Father Pavel, a Petersburg scholar-priest sentenced to twenty-five years in Siberia. Yet this rare novella of Orthodox samizdat literature
... Read more
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La Règle de Saint Benoît

by Benoit de Nursie ...

Narrated by Yannick Lopez ...

Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Voulant instituer une école de service du Seigneur, la Règle de Saint Benoît organise la vie en communauté des moines et décrit les vertus monastiques que sont l'obéissance, l'humilité et l'esprit de silence. Divisée en 73 chapitres, elle permet aussi à tout un chacun de sanctifier son quotidien. Si la Règle s'adressait d'ailleurs à l'origine aux seuls moines bénédictins, hors des monastères, de ... Read more

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Voulant instituer une école de service du Seigneur, la Règle de Saint Benoît organise la vie en communauté des moines et décrit les vertus monastiques que sont l'obéissance, l'humilité et l'esprit de silence. Divisée en 73 chapitres, elle permet aussi à tout un chacun de sanctifier son quotidien. Si la Règle s'adressait d'ailleurs à l'origine aux seuls moines bénédictins, hors des monastères, de
... Read more
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Life of Saint Anthony, The

The Epitome of a Christian Spiritual Life

by Saint Athanasius the Great ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Lee E, Digital Voice Theos E ...

Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Enter the Egyptian desert with Saint Anthony the Great, whose life of prayer, ascetic struggle, and surrender became a beacon for generations of Christians. Written in the fourth century by Saint Athanasius the Great, defender of the Nicene faith and one of the Church’s most consequential teachers, The Life of Saint Anthony is more than a biography: it ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Enter the Egyptian desert with Saint Anthony the Great, whose life of prayer, ascetic struggle, and surrender became a beacon for generations of Christians. Written in the fourth century by Saint Athanasius the Great, defender of the Nicene faith and one of the Church’s most consequential teachers, The Life of Saint Anthony is more than a biography: it
... Read more
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The Cloister Walk

by Kathleen Norris ...

Narrated by Debra Winger ...

Abridged

2 hours 19 min

For more than 10 years, thoroughly Protestant Kathleen Norris had been an oblate at a Benedictine monastery. In The Cloister Life, the celebrated author turns to the priory as her spiritual landscape, as she takes us through a liturgical year, inspiring us to evaluate our own lives and values. Norris provides tremendous insight into the languages, customs, ceremonies, and sexuality of the men and ... Read more

$32.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

For more than 10 years, thoroughly Protestant Kathleen Norris had been an oblate at a Benedictine monastery. In The Cloister Life, the celebrated author turns to the priory as her spiritual landscape, as she takes us through a liturgical year, inspiring us to evaluate our own lives and values. Norris provides tremendous insight into the languages, customs, ceremonies, and sexuality of the men and
... Read more

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