How to live what the Rule of St. Benedict teaches us about happiness, meaning, and community
The Rule of St. Benedict arose from an era when a great civilization was threatened by violence, economic forces that favored the wealthy, political leaders that lacked the trust of the public, and rampant xenophobia. Similar to the anxieties and frustrations of the 6th century, we are living in a t...
| Main Author: | Valente, Judith (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Chittister, Joan (writer of foreword.), Marty, Martin E., 1928- (writer of afterword.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Charlottesville :
Hampton Roads Pub.,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Yearning for life: on beginning
- Listen with the ear of the heart: on paying attention
- Run with the light: on waking up
- Is there life before death?: on living fully
- The tools for good works: on peaceful living
- Restraint of speech: on silence
- "Have patience with me": on humility
- The times for saying alleluia: on prayer
- Sleeping with knives: on trust
- Linking arms: on community
- Workaholism and other over-achievements: on finding balance
- To make amends: on forgiving
- The guests at our door: on hospitality
- Do I need this now?: on living simply
- Seeking the true self: on facing our faults
- Summoning the community for counsel: on building consensus
- The care of souls: to be a leader
- Nothing is to be neglected: on caring for what we have
- "Your blessing, please": on living with awe
- A school for the Lord's service: on finding meaning in our work
- "I've never been where I am not": on contemplation
- Always beginning: on conversatio morum.