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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • Mystagogy

    A Monastic Reading of Dionysius Areopagita

    by Alexander Golitzin ...
    Series Book 250 - Cistercian Studies Series
    Mystagogy: A Monastic Reading of Dionysius Areopagita proposes an interpretation of the Pseudo-Dionysian corpus in light of the liturgical and ascetic tradition that defined the author and his audience. Characterized by both striking originality and remarkable fidelity to the patristic and late neoplatonic traditions, the Dionysian corpus is a coherent and unified structure, whose core and pivot ... Read more

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  • The Cistercians in the Middle Ages

    by Janet Burton, Julie Kerr ...
    The Cistercians (White Monks) were the most successful monastic experiment to emerge from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. By around 1150 they had established houses the length and breadth of Western Christendom and were internationally renowned. They sought to return to a simple form of monastic life, as set down in the Rule of St Benedict, ... Read more

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  • Christian Ashrams, Hindu Caves and Sacred Rivers

    Christian-Hindu Monastic Dialogue in India 1950-1993

    by Mario I. Aguilar ...
    In late 20th-century India, Christian-Hindu dialogue was forever transformed following the opening of Shantivanam, the first Christian ashram in the country. Mario I. Aguilar brings together the histories of the five pioneers of Christian-Hindu dialogue and their involvement with the ashram, to explore what they learnt and taught about communion between the two religions, and the wide ranging ... Read more

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  • La Regola di Francesco spiegata ai semplici

    by Giuseppe Buffon ...
    A ottocento anni dalla sua stesura, Giuseppe Buffon accompagna il lettore dentro il cuore vivo della Regola francescana, restituendole il volto di una “vita” prima ancora che di una legge. Attraverso una scrittura chiara, nutrita di fonti ma mai accademica, l’autore mostra come essa nasca dall’esperienza concreta di Francesco d’Assisi: la scelta della minorità, il rifiuto del denaro, l’itineranza ... Read more

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  • The Crown of Monks

    Translated by David Barry OSB ...
    by Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel ...
    Series Book 245 - Cistercian Studies Series
    Smaragdus was a monk and abbot of considerable standing in the early ninth century church. His Diadema Monachorum (The Crown of Monks), together with a later commentary on the Rule of Saint Benedict, established him as one of the most significant interpreters of Benedict's Rule in his day and for succeeding generations.Smaragdus intended The Crown of Monks as a daily resource for monastic ... Read more

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  • 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

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  • Die Jesuiten

    Von Ignatius von Loyola bis zur Gegenwart

    by Markus Friedrich ...
    Series Book 2926 - Beck'sche Reihe
    Der Orden der Jesuiten, der humanistische Weltoffenheit mit strengstem Gehorsam verbindet, gibt bis heute Rätsel auf. Markus Friedrich erzählt seine wechselvolle Geschichte von der Gründung im 16. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt dabei den großen kulturellen Leistungen der Jesuiten in Wissenschaft, Kultur, Mission und Politik. ... Read more

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  • The Rule of Benedict

    An Invitation to the Christian Life

    by Georg Holzherr OSB ...
    Translated by Mark Thamert OSB ...
    Series Book 256 - Cistercian Studies Series
    In his introduction to this commentary on the Rule of Benedict, Abbot Georg Holzherr offers this analogy: “The Rule is comparable to an old heavy red wine that is enjoyed in small sips. . . . Head and heart, soul and mind should taste the words of the Rule, just as the eye enjoys the color of the wine while tongue, nose, and mouth take in the delightful gift of God each in their own way.”In this ... Read more

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  • Religious Women in Early Carolingian Francia

    A Study of Manuscript Transmission and Monastic Culture

    by Felice Lifshitz ...
    Series series Fordham Series in Medieval Studies
    Religious Women in Early Carolingian Francia, a groundbreaking study of the intellectual and monastic culture of the Main Valley during the eighth century, looks closely at a group of manuscripts associated with some of the best-known personalities of the European Middle Ages, including Boniface of Mainz and his “beloved,”abbess Leoba of Tauberbischofsheim. This is the first study of these “Anglo ... Read more

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  • Outside the Safe Place

    by Anne Muir ...
    In 2004, the Iona Community became concerned that many of those who could bear witness to its early days were by then in their 70s or 80s. As a result, they commissioned an oral history project, so that their testimonies would not be lost. This book is based on the recordings of their stories - of how a man called George MacLeod, and a group of like-minded friends and colleagues, had a vision of ... Read more

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  • Muslim European Youth

    Reproducing Ethnicity, Religion, Culture

    Edited by Steven Vertovec, Alistar Rogers ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First Published in 1998, this volume consists of contributors providing position of Muslim youth in a European context. Providing case studies from 5 European nations: Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The chapters in this book draw from various of anthropological and sociological theory to discuss this topic. Many contributors relating back to ethnological research ... Read more

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  • Big Queer Nun

    A Memoir

    by Shane Phelan ...
    How many lives can one person live? Shane Phelan has stopped counting. Big Queer Nun is a powerful narrative of trauma, addiction, and recovery, of the search for a God who loves us as we are and invites us into more than we can imagine.From her childhood in an alcoholic home, through jails and hospitals, universities and convents and churches, coming out and living in closets, this memoir traces ... Read more

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  • La Règle de Taizé

    by Frère Roger De Taizé ...
    C’est dans la solitude et le silence d’une longue retraite que frère Roger a écrit la Règle de Taizé, durant l’hiver 1952-1953, douze ans après être arrivé sur la colline de Taizé. S’appuyant sur une expérience vécue plusieurs années avec ses frères, il a voulu formuler pour eux « l’essentiel permettant la vie commune ». Il les invitait à réaliser ensemble une « parabole de communauté ».Par la ... Read more

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