Come and See: The Monastic Way for Today (Monastic Wisdom series)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879070226 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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These gifts are available to all readers looking for inspiration and encouragement, for deeper meaning in their lives."American Benedictine Review. Abbot Brendan brings to light the spiritual gifts emphasized by the Cistercians, e.g. the primacy of the interior life and intimacy with God, affective love of Christ, friendship, solitude, silence, simplicity, compassionate community life, and perseverance in routine work
Excellent view of the depth of Cistercian life Beautiful view of the life of Cistercian Monks. Very good in-depth look at the joyful and fulfilling life of love.I'm intimately familiar with New Melleray Abbey and can tell you that these are the happiest people on earth.Abbot Freeman gives a very well organized . A Great Journey Into Monasticism Well written. Very thoughtful and generous in leading me from topic to topic. I think the lastchapter is the best and the most thought provoking. I recomment this book for anyone who is really interesred in monastic life espec ially as practiced by the Cistercians . "FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY HEART" according to Maureen Doherty. Well, I am a little biased since Brendan is a cousin of mine, but I thought there were so many gems contained within the various chapters and these continue to nurture my faith and my spiritual hunger.
It is a treasure hidden in the field of your own heart; it is a universal spirituality that is the common inheritance of every human being; it is a search for God. Come and See is look inside the mind of a monk. The place of the heart is highlighted in these conferences and homilies as an ancient theme so relevant to the modern person.. In this sense everyone has the heart of a monk.As you read this book you will meet some of the great themes of monastic life: silence, solitude, community life, prayer. You will also be helped to find your most authentic self, the self Thomas Merton spoke of when he said at the center of our being is a point of nothingness, a point of pure truth. He could just as well have said, come and see where you live; where your real life is being lived. Nothingness, emptiness, absence are important aspects of our spiritual journey.There is a subtheme running through ancient monasticism that conceives of the monastery as a hospital 'a place for healing the soul, the spirit, the heart. From the atheist to the saint there is in the heart of al creatures a desire for ultimate meaning, a desire for God. Monastic spirituality is not some esoteric or Gnostic way of perceiving reality or understanding life. The Vision of monastic life proposed here i