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  • Top 7 Catholic Classics: On Loving God, The Cloud of Unknowing, Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena, The Imitation of Christ, Interior Castle, Dark Night of the Soul, Practice of the Presence of God

    Featuring Brother Lawrence, Thomas Kempis, Teresa Avila, John of the Cross, Catherine of Siena

    by Brother Lawrence, Teresa Avila, Thomas Kempis ...
    The TOP 7 CATHOLIC CLASSICS is a wonderful collection of the very best of Catholic devotional writing. These works have lasted centuries and continue to inspire millions around the world even today!Each book has been spell-checked and is fully searchable.Included in this collection are the full texts of:• ON LOVING GOD – by Bernard of Clairvaux (12th Century)• THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING – unknown ... Read more

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  • Contemplative Prayer

    by Thomas Merton ...
    In this classic text, Thomas Merton offers valuable guidance for prayer. He brings together a wealth of meditative and mystical influences–from John of the Cross to Eastern desert monasticism–to create a spiritual path for today. Most important, he shows how the peace contacted through meditation should not be sought in order to evade the problems of contemporary life, but can instead be directed ... Read more

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  • Practice of The Presence of God, The

    by Brother Lawrence ...
    Brother Lawrence was a man of humble beginnings who discovered the greatest secret of living in the kingdom of God here on earth. It is the art of "practicing the presence of God in one single act that does not end." He often stated that it is God who paints Himself in the depths of our soul. We must merely open our hearts to receive Him and His loving presence. For nearly 300 years this ... Read more

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  • To Love and To Serve: Selected Essays

    Exploring the Ignatian Tradition

    by Brian O'Leary ...
    Brian O’Leary, an Irish Jesuit, has been researching and writing on Ignatian spirituality since the 1970s. Over that period he has authored five books, the last of which (God Ever Greater, 2018) was a selection of his lectures and talks. His new offering, To Love and To Serve, is also a selection – this time of essays that have appeared in spirituality journals in a number of countries. Since ... Read more

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  • Happiness in God

    Memories and Reflections of the Father Abbot of La Trappe

    by Dom Marie-Gérard Dubois, Dom Guerric Reitz Séjotte ...
    Translated by Georges Hoffmann, Jean Truax ...
    Series Book 58 - Monastic Wisdom Series
    This is a rich collection of memories and reflections from the long-time abbot of La Trappe, Dom Marie-Gérard Dubois, OCSO. Starting with his entry into monastic life, he walks the reader through the dramatic changes in the Strict Observance of the Cistercian Order, including its liturgical reform and developments in the role of lay brothers. Dom Dubois also shares stories about the diverse group ... Read more

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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

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  • The Joy of God

    Collected Writings

    by Mary David, St Cecilia's Abbey ...
    A journey from where we are to achieving true happiness.Sister Mary David Totah was a nun of the Benedictine contemplative community of St Cecilia's Abbey on the Isle of Wight. American by birth, she was educated at Loyola University, the University of Virginia and Christ Church, Oxford. After a distinguished teaching career, she entered religious life in 1985. For 22 years until her early death ... Read more

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  • The Waters of Siloe

    by Thomas Merton ...
    From the author of The Seven Storey Mountain, this book looks at an order of Catholic monks dating back to eleventh-century France."The word 'Trappist' has become synonymous with 'ascetic' and definitely indicates a monk who leads a very hard life. But . . . Penance and asceticism are not ends in themselves. If monks never succeeded in being more than pious athletes, they do not fulfill their ... Read more

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  • The Way of the Heart

    The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

    by Henri J. M. Nouwen ...
    Did you know that noise is scientifically proven to stress you out? Noise triggers a stress response in a region of your brainstem causing a release of cortisol (a stress hormone). Now think about how the constant noise of modern hustle culture impacts you and why we need silence.Distinguished theologian, spiritual thinker and author Henri Nouwen writes about the importance of silence for ... Read more

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  • RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict

    In Latin and English with Notes

    For fifteen centuries Benedictine monasticism has been governed by a Rule that is at once strong enough to instill order and yet flexible enough to have relevance fifteen hundred years later. This unabridged edition includes the Latin and English translation with commentary. The paperback version has facing page translation. ... Read more

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  • Life of St. Anthony (Vita S. Antoni)

    by St. Athanasius, Wyatt North ...
    This edition comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents. Most of what is known about the life of Anthony comes from the Life of Anthony. Written in Greek around 360 by Athanasius of Alexandria, it depicts Anthony as an illiterate and holy man who through his existence in a primordial landscape has an absolute connection to the divine truth, which always is in harmony with that of ... Read more

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  • Сећање на смрт и други радови о Цркви, монаштву и манастирима

    by Дамир Газетић ...
    Садржај:- Трагом сећања на смрт- Јелени и змије- Из "Ратника пустиње"- О почецима црквеног спора старог и Новог Рима- Средњовековни манастири и цркве Понишавља- "Бог је мртав" ... Read more

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  • Pressens-tu un bonheur ?

    by Frère Roger De Taizé ...
    Frère Roger est arrivé seul dans le petit village de Taizé en 1940, à l’âge de vingt-cinq ans. Soixante-cinq ans plus tard, le fondateur de la Communauté de Taizé retrace ici quelques étapes de son itinéraire et de sa réflexion.Passant de ses souvenirs d’enfance à ses rencontres avec Mère Teresa, de ses relations avec Jean XXIII, Paul VI et Jean-Paul II à ses visites dans les pays d’Europe de l ... Read more

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  • The Monastic Way

    A Journey Through the Year

    by Ward ...
    A book of daily readings drawn from the writings of those who have lived the monastic life in all the major spiritual traditions of the Eastern and Western Churches: Benedictine, Franciscan, Orthodox, Carmelite, and others. For each month there is a specific theme: Starting Out, Seeking Guidance, Living With Others, Balancing Life and so on, through the year. Each theme is introduced by quotations ... Read more

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  • The Life of the Vows

    Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 6

    by Thomas Merton OCSO ...
    Series Book 30 - Monastic Wisdom Series
    As novice master of the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky, Thomas Merton presented weekly conferences to familiarize his charges with the meaning and purpose of the vows they aspired to undertake. In this setting, he offered a thorough exposition of the theological, canonical, and above all spiritual dimensions of the vows.Merton set the vows firmly in the context of the ... Read more

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  • Saint Mary of Egypt

    A Modern Verse Life and Interpretation

    by Bonnie B. Thurston ...
    Series Book 65 - Monastic Wisdom Series
    2022 Catholic Media Association second place award in mysticismFrom its origins in the fourth and fifth centuries, first in monastic circles and then in wider Christian communities, the story of Mary of Egypt was wildly popular. From early Christianity through the medieval periods, from Egypt to Scandinavia, verse lives in Greek, Latin, and vernacular languages portray her as the model of ... Read more

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  • I fioretti di San Francesco

    by San Francesco d'Assisi ...
    I Fioretti di san Francesco sono un tesoro attuale di spiritualità da riscoprire! Si tratta di “piccoli fiori”, cioé bellissimi racconti che presentano la vita e i miracoli del Poverello di Assisi e dai quali sgorgano i più alti insegnamenti francescani: la perfetta letizia, la povertà, l’amore di Dio, l’amore per le creature, la predica agli uccelli, il lupo di Gubbio…Leggere I Fioretti significa ... Read more

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  • Christian Mantra and Meditation

    Christian Spirituality, #3

    by Anna Cruz ...
    Series Book 3 - Christian Spirituality
    Christian Spirituality: Christian Mantra and Meditation is a spiritual manual that teaches the ancient Christian practice of meditation. In today's age, this practice has been almost forgotten, known only by monks and a few people. However, it should be noted that this kind of prayer is also a part of Christian spirituality.In the Old Testament, God told Moses to be still and know that He is God. ... Read more

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  • The Dialogue on Miracles

    Volume 1

    by Caesarius of Heisterbach ...
    Translated by Ronald Pepin ...
    Series Book 89 - Cistercian Fathers Series
    Caesarius was a monk at the Cistercian monastery of Heisterbach in Germany, where he served as Master of novices. For their instruction and edification, he composed his lengthy Dialogue on Miracles in twelve sections between 1219 and 1223. The many surviving manuscripts of this and other works by Caesarius attest to his stature in the history of Cistercian letters.This volume contains sections one ... Read more

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  • Northern Light

    by The Cistercian Nuns of Tautra Mariakloster, Dom Brendan Freeman OCSO ...
    Series Book 60 - Monastic Wisdom Series
    2021 Catholic Media Association Award third place award in anthologyFor at least eight centuries, the Norwegian island of Tautra in the Trondheim fjord has been known for its spiritual waves and special light. In the Middle Ages, Cistercian monks established the northernmost monastery of the Order, living God-centered lives and developing skills such as land use and animal husbandry until the ... Read more

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  • The Rule of St. Benedict: Edited with an English Translation and Explanatory Notes

    by D. Oswald Hunter Blair ...
    Almost 1500 hundred years have passed away since the founder and father of western monachism gave to the world, (about A.D. 535) from the solitude of Monte Cassino, the code of religious life which the consensus of Christian centuries has stamped with the distinctive title of the Holy Rule.Forming as it did for so many ages one of the most powerful instruments of the civilisation of Europe, the ... Read more

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  • Medieval Monasticism

    A Select Bibliography

    by Giles Constable, John Leyerle ...
    Series series Heritage
    Medieval Monasticism is a bibliography meant as a guide to medieval monasticism, giving direction to the most important works in the subject and is prepared by an expert in the field, Dr. Constable. The bibliography has three aims: it meant to aid students who are relatively new to the area of study, to guide more advanced readers in a subject where they have had little formal training, and to ... Read more

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  • The Rule of Saint Benedict by Benedict of Nursia (Illustrated)

    by Benedict of Nursia, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 15 - Medieval Library
    The patron saint of Europe and founder of Western Christian monasticism, Benedict of Nursia was a sixth century Italian Catholic monk. His principal literary achievement was ‘The Rule of Saint Benedict’, containing guidance for monks to follow, which influenced the vast majority of religious communities throughout the Middle Ages. Delphi’s Medieval Library provides eReaders with rare and precious ... Read more

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  • The Desert Fathers

    Sayings of the Early Christian Monks

    Edited by Benedicta Ward ...
    The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the church, the Desert Fathers were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. Their ... Read more

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