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Author: Mark Plaiss
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Imprint: Liturgical Press
Volume: 50
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780879071509
ISBN 10: 0879071508
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 23 August 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Adult education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
I found that this book made me feel as though I had been able to share Plaiss's monastic experience. Monks and nuns may appreciate reading how their openness to retreatants can have deep and permanent effects on lay people. Those who wonder if spending time on monastic retreats is worth the countercultural disruption of their normal lives will gain valuable data for their discernment. Cistercian Studies Quarterly Mark Plaiss describes in detail the daily routine of a monastic's life. He explains, as well, how the monastic values and routine have influenced his own life, a married layman in the teaching profession. This book might be an invaluable resource for someone discerning a monastic vocation. All the pieces are there. Abbot Vincent Bataille, Marmion Abbey, Aurora, IL A unique invitation to see God in community and solitude, in prayer and action, in lay or monastic life. This book is grounded in solid study, both ancient and contemporary, as well as active personal pursuit of spiritual growth. American Benedictine Review
Mark Plaiss describes in detail the daily routine of a monastic's life. He explains, as well, how the monastic values and routine have influenced his own life, a married layman in the teaching profession. This book might be an invaluable resource for someone discerning a monastic vocation. All the pieces are there. Abbot Vincent Bataille, Marmion Abbey, Aurora, IL A unique invitation to see God in community and solitude, in prayer and action, in lay or monastic life. This book is grounded in solid study, both ancient and contemporary, as well as active personal pursuit of spiritual growth. American Benedictine Review
Author Information
Deacon Mark Plaiss teaches in the department of religious studies at Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein, Illinois. Since 1997 he has been a monastic associate at New Melleray Abbey, near Dubuque, Iowa. He was ordained deacon in the Roman Catholic Church on June 7, 2003, at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in the Diocese of Gary and is currently serving at St. Gilbert Church in Grayslake, Illinois. He tries to pass on the monastic wisdom he has absorbed over the years from New Melleray and other monasteries to his students and parishioners.
