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Draws on theology and queer theory to argue for the power of humiliating pleasures in a culture oriented very strongly to denying any enjoyment that is not about success. Luckily for human diversity……続きを見る

A collection of readings and reflections for participants in the Inspiring Faith Communities programme. 続きを見る

The great value of this book is that it helps people to explore together how they can live life more fully and with authentic freedom. Part one outlines three convictions that guide its direction an……続きを見る

The Evergetinos (Ancient Greek "Of the Benefactress",or "Benefactress") is a vast collection of materials from a number of other collections of sayings of monastics and others, ranging from the well……続きを見る

According to the teaching of the Holy Scripture, sin is breaking God’s will, knowingly and willingly. 続きを見る

The Geritikon is a spiritual treasure full of advice and direction from the saints about the spiritual life. 続きを見る

According to the teachings of the Holy and Divine Fathers, there are seven main ways through which the soul-losing deceit of devilish visions and illusions enter the mind and the heart of men. 続きを見る

Do you see how the old devils are never sleeping, tormenting you again? Do you see how they changed their craft to tempt you? 続きを見る

There are two kinds of Communion because the man has a double nature: one is the mysterious Communion of the flaming coal, through which the faithful commune with the Body and Blood of the Lord, and……続きを見る

By witchcraft, we understand the invocation of demonic power, instead of God, to help people fulfill certain human wishes. 続きを見る

The first greatest virtue is to love God. This great virtue manifests in the heart of man through the work of the Most Holy Spirit. 続きを見る

Faith in God belongs to the will of man. Faith grows and develops through the will of man, “by our collaboration and cooperation with God”. 続きを見る

We look to God’s creation, we rise with our minds to those unseen, and we strengthen in our holy faith. While we are in the flesh, we see everything “as through a mirror”, that is, through creations……続きを見る

Almost 1500 hundred years have passed away since the founder and father of western monachism gave to the world, (about A.D. 535) from the solitude of Monte Cassino, the code of religious life which ……続きを見る

Among many favours I have received from our Lord, not the least was my intimate acquaintance with the very Reverend Mother Teresa of Jesus, now in glory, because in her I have witnessed the splendou……続きを見る

The name of Macarius (= “Blessed”) was a common one among the Christians of the fourth and following centuries, especially in Egypt. Two men of the name stand out as twin giants of the ascetic life ……続きを見る

Here are practice poems, novice precepts, and "Mindful Manners" on how to be a Buddhist monk and nun in the Plum Village tradition. With inspiration for every step in the monastic timetable from "Wa……続きを見る

Vainglory is a passion that manifests earlier than all the other passions. 続きを見る

Book II: Admonitions Concerning Interior Things. Thomas a'Kempis advises those who want to follow Jesus to go deeper by clearing out space within themselves to find friendship with Jesus. That frien……続きを見る

A New Silence focuses on the inner transformation and spiritual practices that guide us to live for the Holy and for the good of creation. It is a practical companion for anyone seeking to be a mona……続きを見る

This book is an exploration of the ideals and values of the ascetic and monastic life, as expressed through clothes. Clothes are often seen as an extension of us as humans, a determinant of who we a……続きを見る

2021 Catholic Media Association Award third place award in English translation edition This book places the life of Aelred of Rievaulx, third abbot of the English Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx, withi……続きを見る

Brian O’Leary, an Irish Jesuit, has been researching and writing on Ignatian spirituality since the 1970s. Over that period he has authored five books, the last of which (God Ever Greater, 2018) was……続きを見る

«Chi d’esso loco fa parole, / non dica Ascesi, ché direbbe corto, / ma Orïente, se proprio dir vuole». I versi del Paradiso di Dante che nominano Assisi, dove «nacque al mondo un sole» chiamato Fran……続きを見る

Aelred (1110–1167) served Rievaulx Abbey, the second Cistercian monastery in England, for twenty years as abbot. During his abbacy he wrote thirteen treatises, some offering spiritual guidance and o……続きを見る

"Para comprender lo que dice san Benito, se debe ante todo tener en cuenta lo que llena su espíritu y su corazón: la Palabra de Dios, la Escritura... Con Benito, no se debe preferir nada a Cristo, q……続きを見る

A life of faith isn't lived in a neat, clean, stain-free environment; it's lived outside the familiar, in the center of the adventurous, untamed call of God on our lives. This intimate, soul-searchi……続きを見る

2022 Catholic Media Association first place award in backlist beauty The Vita Christi of Ludolph of Saxony, fourteenth-century Carthusian, is the most comprehensive series of meditations on the life……続きを見る

The Rule of St. Benedictforms the foundation for one of the oldest ongoing institutions in all of Western civilization. The Rule not only defines life for men and women in monasteries but has also b……続きを見る

The Rule of St. Benedict forms the foundation for one of the oldest ongoing institutions in all of Western civilization. The Rule not only defines life for men and women in monasteries but has also ……続きを見る