Religious communities & monasticism books

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Dom Germain Morin's classic study of the monastic life shows its foundations in the life of the first generation...  Read More >>

Il mondo sta cambiando cosi velocemente che alcuni giorni mi sento stordito da esso. Sono uno spirito giovanile...  Read More >>

"""Diving for Pearls is a prayer resource based on the writings of seventh-century Isaac the Syrian. It includes...  Read More >>

In this relatable story of the restorative power of friendship, two girls find strength with the help of nuns both...  Read More >>

Saint Nektarios composed this work in 1914 at the behest of the Metropolitan of Athens in order to refute erroneous...  Read More >>

"Foreword by Fr. Roberto Ferrari, OSB (Researcher in Mystical and Monastic Spiritual Theology) Anselm Stolz, the...  Read More >>

Winner of a 2022 Catholic Media Association Award in Biography Winner of a 2022 NYC Big Book Award for Historical...  Read More >>

"Foreword by Fr. Roberto Ferrari, OSB (Researcher in Mystical and Monastic Spiritual Theology) Anselm Stolz, the...  Read More >>

"""A Benedictine prayer book reconnecting the treasures of liturgical and private prayer""--"  Read More >>

During the rise of Islam, Muslim fascination with Christian monastic life was articulated through a fluid, piety-centred...  Read More >>

On October 13,2002, the Orthodox Church of Antioch reinstituted the annual feast day of the Holy Hieromartyr Jacob...  Read More >>

The Rule of St. Benedict forms the foundation for one of the oldest ongoing institutions in all of Western civilization....  Read More >>

Supplicatory Canon to Saint Ephraim of Katounakia.  Read More >>

In 16th and 17th century Ireland religion and nationality fused together in a people’s struggle to survive.  In...  Read More >>

These stories express what it means to have a spiritual bond with God that is so comforting that it feels like coming...  Read More >>

"Le livre des instructions de Dorothée de Gaza est parmi les plus grandes oeuvres qui ont façonné la vie des moines....  Read More >>

Patrick C. Goujon a careful reading which emphasizes what makes giving spiritual help possible in a conversation....  Read More >>

Supplicatory Canon, akathist and biography of Saint Iakovos of Evia.  Read More >>

The akathist and life of Elder Cleopa the Romanian.  Read More >>

Composed by a friend for a friend and for a brother by a brother,...  Read More >>

The life-changing guide on how to stay a faithful Christian in troubling times. Discover the timeless practical...  Read More >>

This book is a detailed view on the calling to monasticism and what to expect when deciding and entering a monastery....  Read More >>

St. Benedict's Rule for Monasteries is a book of precepts written by Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally...  Read More >>