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The Monastic Heart

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher : Convergent Books
ISBN 13 : 0593239415
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Monastic Heart written by Joan Chittister and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The activist, nun, and esteemed spiritual voice who has twice appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul Sunday sounds the call to create a monastery within ourselves—to cultivate wisdom and resilience so that we may join God in the work of renewal, restoration, and justice right where we are. “Essential reading for anyone wishing to find the compass of their heart and the wellspring from which to live fully.”—Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries and New York Times bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart “In every beating heart is a silent undercurrent that calls each of us to a place unknown, to the vision of a wiser life, to become what I feel I must be—but cannot name.” So begins Sister Joan Chittister’s words on monasticism, offering a way of living and seeing life that brings deep human satisfaction. Amid the astounding disruptions of normalcy that have unfolded in our world, Sister Joan calls all of us to cultivate the spiritual seeker within, however that may look across our diverse journeys: “We can depend only on the depth of the spiritual well in us. The well is the only thing that can save us from the fear of our own frailty.” This book carries the weight and wisdom of the monastic spiritual tradition into the twenty-first century. Sister Joan leans into Saint Benedict, who, as a young man in the sixth century, sought moral integrity in the face of an empire not by conquering or overpowering the empire but by simply living an ordinary life extraordinarily well. This same monastic mindset can help us grow in wisdom, equanimity, and strength of soul as we seek restoration and renewal both at home and in the world. At a time when people around the world are bearing witness to human frailty—and, simultaneously, the endurance of the human spirit—The Monastic Heart invites readers of all walks to welcome this end of certainty and embrace a new beginning of our faith. Without stepping foot in a monastery, we can become, like those before us, a deeper, freer self, a richer soul—and, as a result, a true monastic, so “that in all things God may be glorified.”

The Heart of Russia

Author : Scott M. Kenworthy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199736138
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of Russia written by Scott M. Kenworthy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies in particular monastic revivals in the 19th and 20th centuries, as epitomized by Trinity-Sergius.

Heart of Flesh

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802842824
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Heart of Flesh written by Joan Chittister and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1998-04-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criticizes the patriarchal world view, outlines the historical realities that have produced a culture that glorifies violence and domination, and argues for a worldview that recognizes the full humanity of women.

Domestic Monastery

Author : Ronald Rolheiser
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1640603743
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Domestic Monastery written by Ronald Rolheiser and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a monastery? A monastery is a place set apart—a place to learn the blessings of powerlessness, and that time is not ours but God’s. Our home and our duties can, just like a monastery, teach us those things. The vocation of monastic men and women is to physically withdraw from the world. But the principle is equally valid for those of us who cannot go off to monasteries. Certain vocations offer the same kind of opportunity for contemplation, and provide a desert for reflection. These writings are beautifully presented in a special cloth packaging, hardcover edition. In ten brief and powerful chapters, Fr. Ron explores how the life of the monastery can apply to those who don't live inside the walls of the cloister: Monasticism and Family Life The Domestic Monastery Real Friendship Lessons from the Monastic Cell Ritual for Sustaining Prayer Tensions within Spirituality A Spirituality of Parenting Spirituality and the Seasons of Our Lives The Sacredness of Time Life’s Key Question

The Monastery of the Heart

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher : BlueBridge
ISBN 13 : 9781629190204
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Monastery of the Heart written by Joan Chittister and published by BlueBridge. This book was released on 2019-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every century, every culture has sought the spiritual dimensions of life in particular ways, through teachings and lifestyles it could embrace. Across the ages, for some women and men the longing to unite with the Divine took the form of an existence in solitude and prayer. For others, it lay in communal life and worship. For many, it was an attempt to withdraw from the secular world in order to be better attuned to the sacred. But for one seeker in sixth-century Italy, for Benedict of Nursia, the spiritual life lay in simply living this life, our daily life, well. All of it. Every simple, single action of it. Benedict turned the ordinary into an experience of the extraordinary, a union with the sacred in the here and now. Benedict's Rule--his guide for communal living--and Benedictine spirituality are his enduring legacy. The Monastery of the Heart is Joan Chittister's beautiful, practical guide for those who are looking for the rhythm of a better life in this time of social upheavals and global transformations. Anchored in Benedict's ancient Rule, rooted in its values, The Monastery of the Heart offers a fresh approach to spiritual living in the very center of our own world--without ever withdrawing from it. Written for seekers of any faith or none--for individuals, couples, families, and small groups--it is a gentle invitation to embrace the sacred in the everyday.

The Gift of Years

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933346335
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Years written by Joan Chittister and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the many dimensions of aging and considers the joys of this special stage of life as well as the rewards of being open to new experiences and new relationships.

Listen with the Heart

Author : Sister Joan Chittister
Publisher : Sheed & Ward
ISBN 13 : 0585483191
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Listen with the Heart written by Sister Joan Chittister and published by Sheed & Ward. This book was released on 2003-08-19 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as one of the most challenging and charismatic leaders in Christianity, Joan Chittister is a Benedictine sister with an ecumenical outreach and vision. Listen with the Heart is her insightful, personal call to reach beyond the immediacy of a moment in everyday life and savor the sacred rituals that underlie it. This volume encompasses such rituals as Blessing, Fasting, Prayer, Community, Music, and Waiting - Sr. Joan makes the ordinary gleam with light and meaning. Each of the 12 chapters begins with an introduction on that topic, followed by a collection of meditations. Listen with the Heart is an inspiring invitation to stretch the soul and understand the messages of rituals that are common to monasticism and, in many ways, to us all.

The Ear of the Heart

Author : Dolores Hart
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681491478
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book The Ear of the Heart written by Dolores Hart and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Listen and attend with the ear of your heart." - Saint Benedict. Dolores Hart stunned Hollywood in 1963, when after ten highly successful feature films, she chose to enter a contemplative monastery. Now, fifty years later, Mother Dolores gives this fascinating account of her life, with co-author and life-long friend, Richard DeNeut. Dolores was a bright and beautiful college student when she made her film debut with Elvis Presley in Paramount's 1957 Loving You. She acted in nine more movies with other big stars such as Montgomery Clift, Anthony Quinn and Myrna Loy. She also gave a Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway play The Pleasure of His Company and appeared in television shows, including The Virginian and Playhouse 90. An important chapter in her life occurred while playing Saint Clare in the movie Francis of Assisi, which was filmed on location in Italy. Born Dolores Hicks to a complicated and colorful Chicago family, Mother Dolores has travelled a charmed yet challenging road in her journey toward God, serenity and, yes, love. She entered the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut, at the peak of her career, not in order to leave the glamorous world of acting she had dreamed of since childhood, but in order to answer a mysterious call she heard with the "ear of the heart". While contracted for another film and engaged to be married, she abandoned everything to become a bride of Christ.

Wisdom from the Monastery

Author : Patrick Barry
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814631539
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom from the Monastery written by Patrick Barry and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all who are on a spiritual journey or starting out on a search for meaning in their lives, there is a vast array of competing belief systems, therapies, and guides available. Above the noise and clamor of this busy marketplace, a centuries-old voice speaks words of invitation: Who is there with a love of true life and a longing for days of real fulfillment? If you should hear that call and answer 'I, ' this is the answer that you will receive from God. . . . So begins the ancient Rule of St. Benedict, written fifteen hundred years ago as a simple manual for monks living in community together. Because of its gentle wisdom, realism, and depth, the Rule has always stretched beyond the walls of monasteries. Today, growing numbers of men and women are discovering that it can teach them something invaluable about themselves and how to live meaningful lives. Wisdom from the Monastery contains a contemporary translation of the Rule of St. Benedict and short reflections on the seven basic elements of Benedictine spirituality that are a tried and true recipe for healthy, balanced, and purposeful living. An ideal place to begin a lifetime of exploration and discovery, Wisdom from the Monastery is an excerpt from The Benedictine Handbook, also available from Liturgical Press.

Songs of the Heart

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher : Twenty-Third Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781585958351
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book Songs of the Heart written by Joan Chittister and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Following the Path

Author : Sister Joan Chittister
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 030795398X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Following the Path written by Sister Joan Chittister and published by Image. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is meant to give someone in the process of making a life decision at any age—in early adulthood, at the point of middle-age change and later, when we find ourselves at the crossroads without a name—some ideas against which to pit their own minds, their own circumstances. Its purpose, as they wrestle with the process of trying to find and follow their own special call at this new stage of life, is to both provoke thinking and to clarify it. —Joan Chittister In our modern and mobile society, the range of answers to the questions “What am I supposed to do with my life?” and “How do I know when I’ve found my purpose?” can seem endless and overwhelming. Following the Path by Sister Joan brings the insights of her years of teaching and contemplation to bear on this issue, providing readers with a new way forward. Through her examination of spiritual calling and gifts, change and discernment, she leads readers home to the place where, finally, we know we fit, where we are the fullest of ourselves and a gift to the world, a timely and much needed message that many will be happy to hear.

In God's Holy Light

Author : Joan Chittister, OSB
Publisher : Franciscan Media
ISBN 13 : 1616368322
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book In God's Holy Light written by Joan Chittister, OSB and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Desert Monastics, thousands of monks and nuns who lived in the Egyptian wastelands between the third and fifth centuries, have come to be seen as the Olympians of the spiritual life. Renowned spiritual writer Joan Chittister explores the sayings of the Desert Mothers and Fathers, finding wisdom from that ancient tradition that speaks to your life today. This popular introduction to a powerful source of Christian wisdom can be a companion to your own spiritual journey.

The Monks and Me

Author : Mary Paterson
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1571746854
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book The Monks and Me written by Mary Paterson and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's experiences during forty days spent at Thich Nhat Hanh's Bordeaux retreat in France where she sought peace and perspective following the death of her father.

God's Tender Mercy

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher : Twenty-Third Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781585957996
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book God's Tender Mercy written by Joan Chittister and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sister Joan Chittister is a bestselling author for a very good reason. She takes difficult and even mysterious concepts and "breaks them open" for us. Here she tackles the virture of mercy and its connection to forgiveness. She challenges us to stop judging, accusing, and criticizing those we label "sinners" and to see ourselves in their number. She invites us to be realistic about our own actions before we "throw that first stone" at another. This is spiritual reading at its very best.

Earth, Our Original Monastery

Author : Christine Valters Paintner
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1932057218
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Earth, Our Original Monastery written by Christine Valters Paintner and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we meet God in our everyday lives? In Earth, Our Original Monastery, Christine Valters Paintner, bestselling author and online abbess for Abbey of the Arts, shares how living contemplatively with an appreciation for the natural world can make you more aware of the presence of God in every aspect of your life. She explores monks, mystics, and saints who have experienced the goodness of the Divine in nature and invites you to find solace and spiritual revelation in the wonder of God’s creation. The purpose of contemplative living, Christine Valters Paintner suggests, is to allow you to integrate the pieces of your life within yourself, in your community, and in the world around you. When you pay attention to each moment, you nurture your ability to see God’s actions in those moments. In Earth, Our Original Monastery, Paintner invites you to begin the journey of contemplative living by focusing on the image of the earth as your original monastery—the place where you learn your most fundamental prayers, participate in each day’s liturgy of praise, and experience the wisdom of the seasons. Paintner provides seven ways of seeing the earth in light of faith and pairs each one with a practical invitation to a practice. These include: the earth as original cathedral—where you first learn to worship and feel God’s presence around us, paired with the practice of stability the earth as original saints—plants and animals live their calling without trying to be something they’re not and inspire you to do the same, paired with the practice of gratitude the earth as original icon—nature can serve as a window to the holy in the same way that icons do, paired with the practice of lament As you explore what these connections between the earth and faith mean for how to see God in the world around you, you can also look at saints and mystics who experienced nature and the flow of the divine in similar ways.

Wisdom Distilled from the Daily

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062284509
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom Distilled from the Daily written by Joan Chittister and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wise and enduring spiritual guidelines for everyday living –– as relevant today as when The Rule was originally conceived by St. Benedict in fifth century Rome.

The Gospel Life

Author : Neal Tew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578920252
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel Life written by Neal Tew and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 22, Neal Tew had questions. Raised nominally Catholic and now a recent Harvard graduate, he wondered whether faith in God could withstand intellectual and existential scrutiny. He wondered whether God really existed. He earned an undergraduate minor in the Comparative Study of Religions and wrote an Honors Thesis on Anglican priest and poet George Herbert. But those studies did not bring him the certitude he sought. While taking graduate classes in Theology in Paris, Neal discovered two new monastic orders in France. Here he found the key that had eluded him. These men and women were staking their lives upon the tenets of the Christian faith. The intellectual positions they held were backed up by real sacrifices and intense life commitments. Theirs was a faith lived out in the day to day. A faith that brought Neal close in spirit to the shores of Galilee.Neal decided to drop his nets and follow the monastic way of life. To learn, as best he could, from the monks. He would ultimately spend three years in different monastic communities, observing their way of life, living their life and documenting it in photographs that offer an intimate look into the daily experience and practice of a monk. In the end, Neal's journey led him to enter the novitiate of one of the monasteries where he lived. A novitiate is the extended period of training and learning offered to young people who think they may have a vocation to become a monk. Neal's journey took him there and back again. What he learned has relevance for all of us. This book tells the story. Three years among the monks.