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In a new volume of her exegetical commentary, Sr. Aquinata Böckmann explores chapters 4–7 of the Rule of St. Benedict. They contain Benedict’s instruction of how to learn and live the spiritual art ……続きを見る

A monastery is not just for monks. Laypeople enjoy visiting monasteries and learning from the women and men who live there. The silence of the monastery is a retreat from the clatter and bluster of ……続きを見る

The Honey of Souls is the first full-length study of the Explanation of the Psalms by Cassiodorus. While the Explanation became a seminal document for the monastic movement in the West and was eager……続きを見る

In Benedict Backwards, Terrence Kardong builds the case that the Rule of Benedict is best read “backwards,” that is, with emphasis on the last chapters, not the first ones. Benedict starts out depen……続きを見る

When St. Benedict compiled his Rule for Monasteries in the early decades of the sixth century, the Buddhist monastic code had already been in existence for about nine hundred years. Since monastic l……続きを見る

Out of the organised chaos of a radio station newsroom and into the silence of an austere Trappist monastery. In The Abbot’s Shoes Peter recounts his journey and brings into our view the hidden day-……続きを見る

Gertrud the Great (1256–1302) entered the monastery of Helfta in eastern Germany as a child oblate. At the age of twenty-five she underwent a conversion that led to a series of visionary experiences……続きを見る

A Treatise on Christian Liberty is one of Martin Luther's major reforming treatises of 1520. It developed the concept that as fully forgiven children of God, Christians are no longer compelled to ke……続きを見る

This guide to monastic prayer, written in 1968 and thus turning out to be Thomas Merton’s final testament to us, is now available in a new edition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of his death……続きを見る

This volume contains translations or summaries of the most important panegyrics in praise of Saint Bernard that were preached during the reign of Louis XIV. Some of the preachers were and are regard……続きを見る

This book introduces a beautiful fourth-century Coptic discourse on love and self-control in its first English translation. The text’s heading attributes it to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, but ……続きを見る

We all want to live well, but how can we put that desire into action? With thoughtful reflection on the biblical wisdom writers and the Rule of Benedict, Irene Nowell shows us how we too can live th……続きを見る

This volume gathers together twelve essays that Thomas Merton wrote for various journals between 1947 and 1952, the years that saw the publication of his best-selling autobiography The Seven Storey ……続きを見る

The Vita Christi of the fourteenth century Carthusian, Ludolph of Saxony, is the most comprehensive series of meditations on the life of Christ of the late Middle Ages. Ludolph assembles a wealth of……続きを見る

During the "Silver Age" of the Cistercians (the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries), pseudepigraphical compositions bearing the name Bernard flourished. Important for the history of monasticism a……続きを見る

Although the institution of monasticism has existed in the Christian church since the first century, it is often misunderstood. Greg Peters, an expert in monastic studies, reintroduces historic mona……続きを見る

In this classic text, Thomas Merton offers valuable guidance for prayer. He brings together a wealth of meditative and mystical influences–from John of the Cross to Eastern desert monasticism–to cre……続きを見る

This is a rich, informative, and inspiring compendium of the Christian tradition of prayer and contemplation from the earliest days of the Church to the present day. Included are selections from St.……続きを見る

La celebre Coroncina della Divina Misericordia in edizione e-book e audio-libro. All'interno del piccolo Manuale di preghiera il Curatore di questo nuovo progetto editoriale, offre ai lettori anche ……続きを見る

Quest’opera di Santa Teresa d’Avila è annoverata tra quelle che hanno ottenuto maggiore diffusione insieme al suo magnifico “Castello interiore” e ancor più alla sua “Vita”, che sono i libri più ada……続きを見る

Nel saggio di Madre Teresa che vi proponiamo, c'è tanto della meravigliosa vita della piccola suora in sari bianco. Abbiamo cercato di ricostruire le tappe fondamentali del suo cammino senza trascur……続きを見る

Versione delle Orazioni di Santa Brigida con Audiolibro in Omaggio. Certamente molti di voi conoscono le Preghiere di Santa Brigida ed anche le grandi promesse legate a queste orazioni. La recita di……続きを見る

Traduzione realizzata da un anonimo del trecento in volgare toscano del libro latino Actus "beati Francisci et sociorum eius", i fioretti di San francesco contengono aneddoti della vita del Santo tr……続きを見る

In questo pratico manuale viene presentata una sintesi delle promesse fatte da Gesù a santa Brigida di Svezia e a tutti coloro che reciteranno con fede queste preziose preghiere per 12 mesi consecut……続きを見る

Mutual understanding between the faithful of the world's great religions is no longer a luxury; all over the world, religions are challenged to find common ground in the cause of peace and justice, ……続きを見る

A fascinating collection of stories of the Thai forest monks that illuminates the Thai Forest tradition as a vibrant, compassionate, and highly appealing way of life. This work ingeniously interming……続きを見る

In re-examining the Christianization of the Roman Empire and subsequent transformation of Graeco-Roman classical culture, this volume challenges conventional ways of understanding both the history o……続きを見る

Written from her deep experience in the monastic tradition, Sister Mary Margaret Funk shows us that, with faith and our given vocations, we are more than strong enough to resist and renounce the vio……続きを見る

This is an annotated translation of the classic Description de l’abbaye de La Trappe, the most important eye-witness account of life at the abbey of La Trappe under Armand-Jean de Rancé. The work in……続きを見る

Die Regel des Heiligen Benedikt von Nursia umfasst Vorschriften für das Zusammenleben der Mönche. Vor der Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts verfasst, ist sie eine der ältesten und gewiss die folgenreichste ……続きを見る