Christian communities & monasticism books

In Benedict Backwards, Terrence Kardong builds the case that the Rule of Benedict is best read “backwards,” that...  Read More >>

An authorised history of the Anglican Franciscan order, celebrating the contribution the Community of St Francis...  Read More >>

Fr Tom O'Hara SJ, who spent much of his Jesuit life giving the Spiritual Exercises, explores in depth St Ignatius'...  Read More >>

Dominican Life, by the French Dominican Joret, is a masterful treatise for Dominican Tertiaries or anyone who with...  Read More >>

This is a book of great scholarship, one that will inspire and enlighten in equal measures. It speaks specifically...  Read More >>

Through the processions traditionally associated with Holy Week and Easter, Sister Benedicta explores the power,...  Read More >>

Thomas Keating, author of Open Mind, Open Heart and father of the Centering Prayer movement, reflects on his life...  Read More >>

The Commentary on the Rule takes into account the long history of commentary on St. Benedict's rule and discusses...  Read More >>

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A translation of the two books of The Life of Columbanus, a central text for the history of seventh-century monasticism....  Read More >>

Teresa of Avila writes engagingly and honestly, allowing us to follow her struggles with not only her health, but...  Read More >>

In July 1872 three Sisters of St Joseph and one lay woman arrived at The Vale, a village near Bathurst, New South...  Read More >>

The contributors explore the life, thought, and works of Aelred, 12th-century Cistercian abbot of Rievaulx Abbey,...  Read More >>

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Rather than relying too heavily on Charles de Foucauld's spiritual writings, little sister Kathleen draws on fresh...  Read More >>

The most up-to-date English commentary on the Formula of Concord, A Formula for Parish Practice provides helpful,...  Read More >>

The heart of monastic prayer is based in the psalms. In these essays, Sister Benedicta Ward examines the origin...  Read More >>

The Commentary on the Rule takes into account the long history of commentary on St. Benedict's rule and discusses...  Read More >>

This book is the fascinating story of one woman's two very different lives, the duties of a nun's day, and the spiritual...  Read More >>

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The work of Dom Adalbert de Vogue, O.S.B. serves as the basis of all serious study of the Rule of Benedict. In the...  Read More >>

Come to the Mountain shares the life of the community. The splendor of the valley that surrounds us and the majesty...  Read More >>

A call to arms for the spirit, a call to abandon our self-love and embrace the love of God. Speaking to our deepest...  Read More >>