Overview
We all want to live well, but how can we put that desire into action? With thoughtful reflection on the biblical wisdom writers and the Rule of Benedict, Irene Nowell shows us how we too can live the good life. Each chapter includes reflection questions and meditative prayers, guiding us on a renewed journey toward wisdom and encouraging us to embody this wisdom more in our daily lives.
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Author: Irene Nowell, OSB ,
John Klassen
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Imprint: Liturgical Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.130kg
ISBN: 9780814645536
ISBN 10: 0814645534
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 15 March 2017
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The topic of wisdom is uniquely suited to Irene Nowell. She has lived for years under St. Benedict's Rule, which is a kind of Wisdom literature, as it insists that the holy is to be found in our everyday experiences and everyday encounters with other people. Nowell is also a Hebrew scholar and brings a treasure house of biblical knowledge to bear on the subject of what it means to be wise and to seek the wisdom that allows us to live a richer, more holy, and more loving life. Kathleen Norris, author of <i>Dakota</i> and <i>The Cloister Walk</i>
Sister Irene here presents us with an introduction to Wisdom Literature in<i> Wisdom: The Good Life</i>. She skillfully weaves together themes from those texts that have so profoundly penetrated her life, the Sacred Scriptures and the Rule of St. Benedict, with the liturgy subtly threading through the entire work. A master teacher, she draws instruction from these works that can guide us through the ordinary but significant issues of daily life, helping us to find joy in the present moment and guiding us along the path to wisdom. Nowell has crafted a work that can both delight the general reader and open more profound insights for those who wish to ponder further. Abbot Placid Solari, OSB, Belmont Abbey
Author Information
Irene Nowell, OSB, is a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, where she has lived for almost sixty years. An accomplished theologian and biblical scholar, Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and the author of Numbers (of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary); Sing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary; Women in the Old Testament; and Pleading, Cursing, Praising; all published by Liturgical Press. She is also a member of the editorial board of Give Us This Day (Liturgical Press).
