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| A MONASTIC VISION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY | Hart, Patrick, Edited by | An ancient lifestyle which has been adapted, renewed, and is still being followed today, monasticism appears to some outside it as a quaint anachronism and to others as the sanest of all ways of living. Can it survive in the post post-modern world? A dozen insiders and outsiders--monastics, academics, clergy, laypersons, hermits, cenobites, poets, and writers--offer their reflections on the future of the monastic life of prayer and community. Contributing their insights are Michael Casey, Kathleen Norris, Lawrence Cunningham, Terrence Kardong, Bonnie Thurston, John Eudes Bamberger, Joan Chittister, Mary Margaret Funk, Gail Fitzpatrick, Francis Kline, Daniel Coughlin, Robert Morneau, Miriam Pollard, and Bernardo Olivera. |
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| AELRED OF RIEVAULX: A STUDY | Squire, Aelred, OSB Cam. | The biography of an engaging English twelfth-century abbot and the study of his spiritual theology. |
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| CASSIAN AND THE FATHERS / INITIATION INTO THE MONASTIC TRADITION | Merton, Thomas, Edited by Patrick F. O'Connell | This book is the initial volume in a series of Novitiate Conferences of Thomas Merton. It contains his insights on patristic and monastic figures preceding the time of St Benedict, above all John Cassian, the most significant bridge between the early desert fathers and the monastic life of the West. They reveal the continuing relevance of their teachings for contemporary monastics and other Christians. These class notes prepared by Merton cast light on Merton the teacher, novice master, and monk. |
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| CELTIC MONK | Maidin, Uinseann O, OCR, Translated by | The rules, maxims, & poems of early Irish monks convey the spirituality of the Isle of Saints in the 6th to 8th centuries. |
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| CISTERCIAN WAY | Louf, Andre, OCSO | The author presents us with a good modern statement of classic Cisterican spirituality and a very positive, almost idealistic, presentation of the Cistercian vocation. |
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| DOROTHEOS OF GAZA /DISCOURSES & SAYINGS | Wheeler, Eric P, Translated & with an Introduction by | Dorotheos is the ideal spiritual master to introduce us into the rich spiritual universe of the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. |
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| DRINKING FROM THE HIDDEN FOUNTAIN | Spidlik, Thomas; Translated by Paul Drake | By presenting a passage for meditation each day, this book offers an introduction both to the Fathers and to lectio divina. |
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| ENIGMA OF FAITH | William, of St Thierry; Translated with an Introduction and Notes by John D. Anderson | The holy mystery of the Trinity remains forever inviolate, and William's achievement lies not in the solving of insoluble problems, but in demonstrating clearly and lucidly what these problems are and in what sort of language they may be discussed. Conceptual reasoning (he tells us) is incapable of comprehending the enigma of the Trinity, and only an extra-conceptual experiential knowledge, born of love and in love, can give to us a glimpse of the Trinity as it really is. |
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| EROS & ALLEGORY | Turner, Denys | Medieval exegesis of the Song of Songs. Author provides translations of commentaries and analyzes the tradition, its logic, and its imagery. |
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| EXPOSITION ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS | William, of Thierry; Translated by John Baptist Hasbrouck, Monk of Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey; Edited with an Introduction by John D. Anderson | This Epistle was a favorite text of medieval commentators, especially in an age concerned with the theology of grace. Here William is concerned with the humility of heart and the recovery of the image of God in fallen humankind. He is convinced that only when a person is open to God's grace can growth occur. |
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| FORTY GOSPEL HOMILIES / GREGORY THE GREAT | Gregory, the Great; Translated from the Latin by Dom David | Gregorgy the Great reveals himself in these sermons as both pastor and preacher. He pays careful attention to the historical details of Scripture, seeks out its moral application to daily christian life, and through it reflects on the hidden reality of God. Gregory remains an effective guide for those who seek a religion that gives meaning to their lives. |
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| FROM ADVENT TO PENTECOST | Carthusian, A | These Carthusian novice conferences lead the reader through the Christian year by meditating on the Scriptural readings. |
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| GOLDEN EPISTLE | William, of St Thierry; Translated by Theodore Berkeley, OCSO; Introduction by J M Dechanet, OSB | This practical guide to the spiritual life has been cherished by monks, beguines, and laypeople for eight centuries. |
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| HARLOTS OF THE DESERT | Ward, ,Benedicta | In this study of repentance in early monastic sources, the author begins with St Mary Magdalene, the archetypal penitent, and goes on to examine the desert tradition, concluding each chapter with new translations of those lives which were most influential in the early Church and for countless generations afterwards. |
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| HOMILIES ON THE GOSPELS / BOOK ONE / ADVENT TO LENT | Bede, the Venerable; Translated by Lawrence T Martin and David Hurst, OSB | "I have spent all my life in this monastery:, wrote Bede from his isolated Northumbrian cell, "applying myself entirely to the study of the Scriptures…I have made it my business…to make brief extracts from the works of the venerable fathers on the holy Scripture, or to add notes of my own to clarify their sense and interpretation." |
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| IMAGE AND LIKENESS | Bell, David N. | A study of the mystical theology of St. Augustine and its incorporation into the works of William of St. Thierry. |
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| LADDER OF MONKS AND TWELVE MEDITATIONS: GUIGO II | Guigo, II; Translated with Introduction by Edmund Colledge, OSA & James Walsh, SJ | Guigo’s advice on the spiritual life touches men & women in all walks of life. |
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| LIFE OF AELRED OF RIEVAULX | Daniel, Walter | Writing shortly after Aelred of Rievaulx died in 1167, Daniel, his secretary & fellow monk, has created the picture of Aelred which endures to this day. |
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| LIVES OF THE DESERT FATHERS | Russell, Norman, Translated by; Introduction by Benedicta Ward SLG | In her introduction Sr Benedicta Ward indicates the social impact of the Fathers and the lasting truths discovered by these simple men in their way of holiness. |
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| MAN, MONK, MYSTIC | Casey, Michael , OCSO, Text selected & translated by | Australian Cistercian monk and scholar Casey introduces the spiritual doctrine of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. |
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| MONASTIC PRACTICES | Cummings, Charles, OCSO | Fr Cummings explains the origins and the continuing value of monastic practices as a viable means of leading monks & nuns to a deeper experience of God. It is more a ‘how to’ book rather than a theological one. |
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| MYSTICAL THEOLOGY OF ST BERNARD | Gilson, Etienne, Preface by Jean Leclercq | Author demonstrates in Bernard’s works his blend of monastic tradition and the new learning of the early 12th century. |
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| NAME OF JESUS | Hausherr, Irenee, SJ | The Jesus Prayer developed in the Christian East through the centuries-long experience of monks. The author traces its development. |
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| NATURE AND DIGNITY OF LOVE | William, of St Thierry; Translated by Thomas X Davis, Monk of New Clairvaux; Introduction by David N Bell | William wrote down his reflections on the nature and greatness of love while he was abbot of the benedictine monastery of Saint Thierry, near Rheims. Love, he writes, is a force which draws human beings towards the God who is love. |
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| PATHWAY OF PEACE | Dumont, Charles, OCSO; Translated by Elizabeth Connor, OCSO | Dumont is able to distinquish what is archaic from what is enduring. He uses a contemporary idiom to help us understand Cistercian wisdom according to St Bernard. |
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| PENTHOS | Hausherr, Irenee, SJ | A study of the doctrine of compunction in the Christian East. Of interest to those who have made the “Jesus Prayer” an integral part of their spiritual discipline. |
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| PRE-BENEDICTINE MONASTICISM | Merton, Thomas, Edited by Patrick F O'Connell | Charged with training young monks at Gethsemani Abbey, Thomas Merton combined his literary genius and his love of the monastic tradition to produce Monastic Orientation Notes as the bases of his classes. In this volume, he treats the many and varied forms of monastic life which preceded, and helped to form, the Rule of Saint Benedict. |
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| RULE OF SAINT BENEDICT / INITIATION INTO THE MONASTIC TRADITION | Merton, , Thomas; Edited by Patrick F O'Connell | In his novitiate conferences on the Rule of Saint Benedict, Merton introduces young men embarking on monastic life to the guiding document of that life. He emphasizes the importance of considering the Rule from a perspective that is neither narrowly legalistic nor overly intellectualized, but marked rather by commitment to the goal of Benedictine monasticism, which is not just to obey the Rule but to love and serve God. The Benedictine life, according to Merton, is "simply living the Gospel without fanfare. . . . The mainspring of everything in St. Benedict is the love of Christ—in Himself, in the poor, in the monastic community, in the individual brethren. . . . This is the key to the monastic life and spirit." Merton gives particular attention to the prologue, in which he finds "the theological foundation of the whole spiritual doctrine of St. Benedict"; key chapters on the abbot and the monastic community, including consideration of monastic work, spiritual reading, and poverty; and |
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| RULE OF THE MASTER | Eberle, Luke, OSB, Translation by | Encompasses the entire existence, material and spiritual, of the monastic community and its members. |
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| RUSSIAN MYSTICS | Bolshakoff, Sergius | A history of Russian monasticism and Russian mysticism across the centuries, richly illustrated with passages from formative works. |
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| SAYINGS OF THE DESERT FATHERS | Ward, Benedicta, SLG, Translated with introduction by; Forward by Metropolitan Anthony | An insight into the lives of ascetics who left all to follow Christ. |
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| SERMONS ON CONVERSION | Bernard, of Clairvaux; Translated with an introduction by Marie-Bernard Said, OSB | No more convincing proof of Bernard’s persuasiveness exists than the sermon “On Conversion”—’conversion’ used in the patristic and monastic sense of turning one’s entire being to God. |
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| SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE EARLY CHRISTIAN EAST | Hausherr, Irenee, SJ | This classic study first published in 1955 remains the standard resource on the subject to this day. |
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| SPIRITUAL FRIENDSHIP | Aelred, of Rievaulx; Translated by Mary Eugenia Laker, SSND; Introduction by Douglass Roby | Aelred took great joy in his own friends and learned through their love to accept and to return God’s love. |
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| SPIRITUAL MEADOW | Moschos, John ; Translated by John Wortley | A collection of stories and anecdotes by Moschos, a monk of the Judean desert in the late sixth centry. |
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| SPIRITUAL WORLD OF ISAAC THE SYRIAN | Alfeyev, Hilarion | Bishop Kallistos Ware says that we now have at our disposal a single book in English, offering us a balanced and comprehensive overview of Isaac's life, background and teaching. The book is full of well chosen quotations in which Isaac's true voice can be heard. Although Isaac of Syrian was an ascetic, a mountain solitary, his writings are universal in scope. They are addressed not just to the desert but to the city, not just to monastics but to all the baptized. |
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| SPIRITUALITY OF THE CHRISTIAN EAST | Spidlik, Tomas, SJ | An overview and detailed study of the rich and varied traditions, spiritualities, and theological emphasis of Eastern Christendom. |
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| TUNING IN TO GRACE/ THE QUEST FOR GOD | Louf, Andre, OCSO | How can we attune ourselves to God’s grace? It takes a lifetime to do—and this is because God wants it so. Abbot Louf writes of the power of faith, growth through testing, contrition of heart, spiritual companionship, prayer, and the fruits of the spirit. |
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| WHOLLY ANIMALS: A BOOK OF BEASTLY TALES | Bell, David N. | Animals all make their appearance in these delightful, often edifying, tales from the medieval religious literature of three traditions: Christian, Jewish, and Islamic. |
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| WISDOM OF THE DESERT FATHERS | Ward, Benedicta, SLG, Translated, with introduction by | The spiritual insights of desert fathers collected by disciples who sought them out. |
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