A Benedictine Bibliography
Author: Oliver Leonard Kapsner
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 696
ISBN-13:
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The Benedictines in the Middle Ages
Author: James G. Clark
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published: 2014-11-20
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 1843839733
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe men and women that followed the 6th-century customs of Benedict of Nursia (c.480-c.547) formed the most enduring, influential, numerous and widespread religious order of the Latin Middle Ages. This text follows the Benedictine Order over 11 centuries, from their early diaspora to the challenge of continental reformation.
Life and Miracles of St. Benedict
Author: Pope Gregory I
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 1949-03
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780814603215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA translation of the biography written by Pope Gregory the Great, this official biography is also known as the Second Book of Dialogues. It is the earliest and thus the most valuable biography of St. Benedict.
Strangers to the City
Author: Michael Casey
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 155725950X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael Casey, a monk and scholar who has been publishing his wise teachings on the Rule of St. Benedict for decades, turns to the particular Benedictine values that he considers most urgent for Christians to incorporate into their lives today. Eloquent and incisive, Casey invites readers to accept that gospel living - seen in the light of the Rule - involves accepting the challenge of being different from the secular culture around us. He encourages readers to set clear goals and objectives, to be honest about the practical ways in which priorities may have to change to meet these goals, and to have the courage to implement these changes both daily and for the future. Casey presents thoughtful reflections on the beliefs and values of asceticism, silence, leisure, reading, chastity, and poverty - putting these traditional Benedictine values into the context of modern life and the spiritual aspirations of people today. Strangers to the City is a book for all who are interested in learning more about the dynamics of spiritual growth from the monastic experience.
The Way of St Benedict
Author: Rowan Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-01-09
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1472973097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith typical eloquence and wisdom, in The Way of St Benedict Rowan Williams explores the appeal of St Benedict's sixth-century Rule, showing it to be a document of great relevance to present day Christians and non-believers at our particular moment in history. For over a millennium the Rule – a set of guidelines for monastic conduct – has been influential on the life of Benedictine monks, but has also served in some sense as a 'background note' to almost all areas of civic experience: artistic, intellectual and institutional. The effects of this on society have been far-reaching and Benedictine communities and houses still attract countless visitors, testifying to the appeal and continuing relevance of Benedict's principles. As the author writes, the chapters of his book, which range from a discussion of Abbot Cuthbert Butler's mysticism to 'Benedict and the Future of Europe', are 'simply an invitation to look at various current questions through the lens of the Rule and to reflect on aspects of Benedictine history that might have something to say to us'. With Williams as our guide, The Way of St Benedict speaks to the Rule's ability to help anyone live more fully in harmony with others whilst orientating themselves fully to the will of God.
Monk Habits for Everyday People
Author: Dennis L. Okholm
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2007-12-01
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1441200401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn their zeal for reform, early Protestant leaders tended to throw out Saint Benedict with the holy water. That is a mistake, writes Dennis Okholm, in Monk Habits for Everyday People. While on retreat in a Benedictine abbey, the author, a professor who was raised as a Pentecostal and a Baptist, observed how the meditative and ordered life of a monk lifted Jesus' teachings off the printed page and put them into daily practice. Vital aspects of devotion, humility, obedience, hospitality, and evangelism took on new clarity and meaning. Paralleling that experience, Okholm guides the reader on a focused and instructive journey that can revitalize the devotional life of any Christian who wants to slow down and dig deeper.
The Privilege of Love
Author: Peter-Damian Belisle
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780814627730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Privilege of Love: Camaldolese Benedictine Spirituality is a collection of essays by Camaldolese monks, nuns, and oblates. After an introduction by Michael Downey and an overview chapter on Camaldolese Benedictine history and spirituality, three chapters center on the Benedictine aspects of spirituality, such as liturgy, lectio divina, and Word/Wisdom of God. The book focuses on Camaldolese sources, eremitical/cenobitical dialectic, and solitude, followed by chapters on Camaldolese ecumenical and interreligious involvement, as well as oblate spirituality. The concluding chapter comments on Camaldolese Benedictine spirituality in a post-Vatican II context.
The Old English Rule of Saint Benedict
Author: Saint Benedict (Abbot of Monte Cassino)
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 0879072644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntro -- Titlepage -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations of Authors and Works Cited -- Maps -- Introduction -- The Rule of Saint Benedict as Translated by Saint Æthelwold of Winchester -- Appendix 1: I. Concerning the Kinds of Monks (BL MS. Cotton Faustina A. x) -- Appendix 2: LXII. Concerning the Monastery's Priests and Their Servants (BL MS. Cotton Faustina A. x) -- Appendix 3: "King Edgar's Establishment of Monasteries"--Appendix 4: Ælfric's Homily On Saint Benedict, Abbot -- Bibliography
Critical Monks
Author: Thomas Wallnig
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789004355460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Critical Monks Wallnig offers a new, contextualized interpretation of German Benedictine scholarship around 1700.
Benedict's Rule
Author: Terrence Kardong
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 676
ISBN-13: 9780814623251
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