Religious communities & monasticism books

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

A Lay Cistercian reflects on six questions retirees must answer in their search for meaning and fulfillment. Do...  Read More >>

"The Monk Within is written for the person seeking a deeper, contemplative orientation to daily life. Yearning for...  Read More >>

"A Lay Cistercian reflects how to approach the Mystery of Faith for those who wait before the Blessed Sacrament.As...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Monasticism: Its Ideals and History and the Confessions of St. Augustine, Two Lectures The larger works...  Read More >>

THE POETRY OF SILENCEIn the past few years, having retired and found myself one day watching the Weather Channel...  Read More >>

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Where does morality come from? Were there rules to live authentically before humans came on the scene? Morality...  Read More >>

A Lay Cistercian reflects on the poetry of silence and solitude as he waits before the Blessed Sacrament.In the...  Read More >>

During his twenty years as abbot of the Yorkshire monastery of Rievaulx, Aelred preached many sermons: to his own...  Read More >>

This book examines the ways in which religious communities experimentally engage the world and function as fallible...  Read More >>

Collected Works Vol. 1: The Two-Fold Knowledge: Readings on the Knowledge of Self and the Knowledge of God Vol....  Read More >>

The idea for this Common Rule grew out of the realization that many of us have become human doings, and have forgotten...  Read More >>

A Lay Cistercian reflects on Chapter 4 of the Rule of St. Benedict and how it can transform you from self to God.If...  Read More >>

Benedictine monastic spirituality has emerged as an antidote to the spiritual and cultural challenges facing people...  Read More >>

Notebook / Journal / Diary / Composition Book / Log Book for School, Office or Home.Large Size 8.5 x 11 150 Ruled...  Read More >>

The Conferences of St John Cassian is a classic of Christian spiritual wisdom for monasticism and is of great benefit...  Read More >>

Have you ever wanted to know what really happens inside a convent? Well, now is your chance to read all about it....  Read More >>

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See I Am Making Something New explores the various ways in which the Life of the Spirit is stirring anew in the...  Read More >>

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THE PLACE NO ONE WAHTS TO LOOK: A Lay Cistercian reflects on six questions every human must answer before they die...  Read More >>

This book is a history of a transformation from one state to another very different state.  Read More >>

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