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In "Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery of Montreal," Maria Monk provides a shocking exposé of the alleged horrors and abuses within the walls of a convent in Montreal. The book is written i……続きを見る

Entrata nel 1998 al Carmelo di Magyarszék (Ungheria), suor Kinga della Trasfigurazione scopre nel 2006 di avere un cancro. Di fronte all’evoluzione inesorabile del male, offre tutta la sua vita senz……続きを見る

Agnes Holvast beschrijft in een openhartig en ontroerend boek hoe ze haar spirituele weg ontdekt door toe te treden tot een clarissenklooster. Na ruim negen jaar vertrekt ze weer en zet ze haar weg ……続きを見る

An epic novel of love and religion that sweeps across New Zealand and America at the turn of the nineteenth century. In 1899 William McQuiggan leaves his young Australian wife and new-born twins in……続きを見る

The Sun at Midnight offers a splendid, easily accessible summary of mystical theology in the Cistercian school. Bernardo Olivera, a master of both the theology and the practice of the spiritual life……続きを見る

In 'The Cathedral' by J.-K. Huysmans, readers are taken on a deeply contemplative journey through the protagonist's spiritual and artistic awakening as he becomes obsessed with the construction of a……続きを見る

The practice of continuous prayer has been known in the Christian church as early as the second century CE, well before the beginning of Christian monasticism. One of the ways early Christians pract……続きを見る

The year is 875, and the Danish King of York, Halfden Ragnarsson, is carrying fire and sword across Northumbria, burning churches and monasteries and killing their inhabitants. The once-great Christ……続きを見る

In 'The Making of an Apostle' by R. J. Campbell, the reader is taken on a thought-provoking journey exploring the concept of apostleship and the transformation of an ordinary person into a spiritual……続きを見る

2021 Association of Catholic Publishers third place award in inspirational How do you encounter the mystery of the other? This is the central question at the heart of spiritual direction and central……続きを見る

“Truly seeking God” is the one requirement Saint Benedict establishes for the admission of a candidate to the monastery. Once inside, that is exactly what he or she will be doing. In the first part ……続きを見る

Bernard continually returns to the classical idea that the quality of desire shapes theological imagination. By attending to the multiple ways he develops and applies this insight, Beyond Measure un……続きを見る

Bede (672/3 – 26 May 735 A.D.), also known as Saint Bede, Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable, was an English Benedictine monk at the monastery of St. Peter and its companion monastery of St. Pau……続きを見る

How can people living in one of the poorest countries in the world be among the most charitable? In this book, Hiroko Kawanami examines the culture of giving in Myanmar, and explores the pivotal rol……続きを見る

The spirituality and lives of the desert fathers and mothers are often seen as the beginning and end of Christian monastic life. Their stories and messages inspire not only the most devout Christian……続きを見る

This last small group of Bernard's sermons to be published in translation by Cistercian Publications rightly goes by the title De varii in the critical edition. While most of them treat feasts on th……続きを見る

Sites of the Ascetic Self reconsiders contemporary debates about ethics and subjectivity in an extended engagement with the works of John Cassian (ca. 360–ca. 435), whose stories of extreme ascetici……続きを見る

This book is the result of two preached retreats I gave to mark the recent Year of Consecrated Life (2015). However, the origin of the material goes much further back, drawing on my teaching experie……続きを見る

This book examines how the writings of the thirteenth-century nun Gertrude the Great of Helfta articulate an innovative relationship between a person's eucharistic devotion and her body. It attends ……続きを見る

Non si tratta qui di riconoscere la rilevanza di Anastasio Ballestrero per i “ruoli” ricoperti nel corso dei decenni, ma di non dimenticare il valore imprescindibile della sua testimonianza, in part……続きを見る

For one hundred years, Kylemore Abbey has been home to the Irish Benedictine nuns, whose monastery in Flanders was destroyed during the First World War. Known in continental Europe as the Irish Dame……続きを見る

Christian Spirituality: Christian Mantra and Meditation is a spiritual manual that teaches the ancient Christian practice of meditation. In today's age, this practice has been almost forgotten, know……続きを見る

In 1960, five young men arrived at the imposing gates of Parkminster, the largest center of the most rigorous and ascetic monastic order in the Western world: the Carthusians. This is the story of t……続きを見る

To understand the life and thought of Thomas Merton, one must understand him as a monk. After introducing his vocation and entrance into the Trappist order, this book highlights some of his basic sp……続きを見る

What does it mean to be humble like Christ? In this book, Bernadette McNary-Zak explores various concepts of Christian humility in late antiquity. To help the reader deepen their understanding of Ch……続きを見る

2021 Catholic Media Association Award honorable mention award in history The history of religious institutions is too often stereotyped as devoutly formulaic, excising or overlooking the inherent dr……続きを見る

Adaptability is the hallmark of the Jesuit charism. From early on, they spread rapidly, to the Far East, to North and South America, to Africa and eventually to Australasia. This new collection tell……続きを見る

This comprehensive manual is aimed especially at oblates and associates of Benedictine communities, those who regularly spend retreats or quiet days in Benedictine centres and all those who want to ……続きを見る

The first comprehensive textbook on the theology and methodology of Fresh Expressions, one of the most important developments within the contemporary church. 続きを見る

Corrymeela - a Christian community committed to reconciliation, is bounded by bells. Twice a day – morning and evening - a large bell sounds out over the site. This is a call to attention, a call to……続きを見る