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The Seven Storey Mountain
Author: Thomas Merton
ISBN-10: 0156010860
ISBN-13: 9780156010863
Published: 1999-10-04
Publisher: Mariner Books
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A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the reader by biographer William H. Shannon. It tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man whose search for peace and faith leads him, at the age of twenty-six, to take vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders--the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the four walls of my new freedom," Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after he has fully immersed himself in it. The Seven Storey Mountain has been a favorite of readers ranging from Graham Greene to Claire Booth Luce, Eldridge Cleaver, and Frank McCourt. And, in the half-century since its original publication, this timeless spiritual tome has been published in over twenty languages and has touched millions of lives.
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Life Together
Author: Dietrich Bonhoffer
ISBN-10: 0334009049
ISBN-13: 9780334009047
Published: 1954
Publisher: Harper
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TAN Classic: The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola (Tan Classics)
Author: St Ignatius of Loyola
ISBN-10: 0895551535
ISBN-13: 9780895551535
Published: 2010-09-01
Publisher: Saint Benedict Press & TAN Books
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St. Ignatius of Loyola wrote the Spiritual Exercises between 1522 and 1524, and today, nearly five centuries later, Jesuits in training are still required to study it and follow its precepts during their first year in the novitiate. Not designed to be read cover to cover in one sitting, this book is made up of daily meditations meant to be closely examined in isolation over a period of about four weeks, under the guidance of a spiritual director. Though The Spiritual Exercises have traditionally been read primarily by those training for the priesthood, in recent years increasing numbers of lay people and non-Catholics are discovering its joys and insights. This edition-edited by Father Elder Mullan (1865-1925) and published in 1914-is essential for anyone interested in strengthening his or her faith and relationship with God. Spanish priest and spiritual philosopher SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA (1491-1556) has been described by Pope Benedict XVI as "a man of God," "a man of profound prayer," and "a faithful servant of the Church." The principal founder of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius was canonized in 1622. His writings include Letters and Instructions of St. Ignatius Loyola 1 (1524-1547).
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Galileo's Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love
Author: Dava Sobel
ISBN-10: 1841154946
ISBN-13: 9781841154947
Published: 2000-09-07
Publisher: Fourth Estate
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Thoughts In Solitude
Author: Thomas Merton
ISBN-10: 0374513252
ISBN-13: 9780374513252
Published: 1999-11-29
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Book Description:
Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. Thomas Merton writes: "When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority. But when men are violently deprived of the solitude and freedom which are their due, the society in which they live becomes putrid, it festers with servility, resentment and hate."Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring and popular works. Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.
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The Cloister Walk
Author: Kathleen Norris
ISBN-10: 1573225843
ISBN-13: 9781573225847
Published: 1997-04-01
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
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A New York Times bestseller for 23 weeks A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "A strange and beautiful book...Part memoir, part meditation, it is a remarkable piece of writing." -The Boston Globe "The Cloister Walk is a new opportunity to discover a remarkable writer with a huge, wise heart...Norris resonates deeply for a lot of people: She's one of those writers who demands to be handed around. You want to share this great discovery, giving her work as a gift3/4or you simply shove a copy in the face of a friend, saying 'Read this.'" -Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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Saint Francis of Assisi
Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN-10: 1619492695
ISBN-13: 9781619492691
Published: 2012-01-19
Publisher: Empire Books
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Book Description:
This is Chesterton s touching take on one of the most beloved and celebrated saints in the Christian calendar, Saint Francis of Assini. Contrasting Francis s principled asceticism and tender sentiments with the arcane savagery of the Middle Ages, Chesterton reveals the extent to which Francis love of women and animal kind made him a thinker and Christian practitioner that was truly ahead of his time.
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The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century (Spiritual Legacy Series)
Author: Joan Chittister
ISBN-10: 0824525949
ISBN-13: 9780824525941
Published: 2010-08-01
Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company
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Book Description:
This new edition of a classic religious text combines the timeless wisdom of Benedict of Nursia's Rule with the perceptive commentary of a renowned Benedictine mystic and scholar. In her new introduction to the Rule, the author boldly claims that Benedict's sixth-century text is the only one of great traditions that directly touches the contemporary issues facing the human community—stewardship, conversion, communication, reflection, contemplation, humility, and equality. Tracing Benedict's original Rule paragraph by paragraph, it expands its principles into the larger context of spiritual living in a secular world and makes the seemingly archaic instructions relevant for a contemporary audience. A new foreword, updated content, an appendix, and a recommended calendar for reading the entries and commentaries make this an invaluable resource for solitary or communal contemplation.
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Community and Growth
Author: Jean Vanier
ISBN-10: 0232518149
ISBN-13: 9780232518146
Published: 1989-09-18
Publisher: Darton Longman & Todd
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A guide to communal life. Completely revised.
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A Time to Keep Silence (New York Review Books Classics)
Author: Patrick Leigh Fermor
ISBN-10: 1590172442
ISBN-13: 9781590172445
Published: 2007-10-30
Publisher: NYRB Classics
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While still a teenager, Patrick Leigh Fermor made his way across Europe, as recounted in his classic memoirs, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water. During World War II, he fought with local partisans against the Nazi occupiers of Crete. But in A Time to Keep Silence, Leigh Fermor writes about a more inward journey, describing his several sojourns in some of Europe’s oldest and most venerable monasteries. He stays at the Abbey of St. Wandrille, a great repository of art and learning; at Solesmes, famous for its revival of Gregorian chant; and at the deeply ascetic Trappist monastery of La Grande Trappe, where monks take a vow of silence. Finally, he visits the rock monasteries of Cappadocia, hewn from the stony spires of a moonlike landscape, where he seeks some trace of the life of the earliest Christian anchorites.More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life. Leigh Fermor writes, “In the seclusion of a cell—an existence whose quietness is only varied by the silent meals, the solemnity of ritual, and long solitary walks in the woods—the troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear, and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away; and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary world.”
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