Cistercian Publications
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BARGAIN BOOK!
THE CISTERCIAN ABBEYS OF BRITAIN
Far from the Concourse of Men
Published to celebrate the "White Monks" 900th anniversary in 1998, this volume provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the Cistercian abbeys held by Welsh Historic Monuments, the English Heritage Society, and Historic Scotland. They reflect the rich architectural legacy left in the British Isles by the most successful of all the medieval monastic orders (there were 62 foundations in England alone). The Cistercian architectural legacy provides tangible evidence of an extraordinary and intensely personal form of monasticism that embraced all Europe. Hundreds of color and B&W photos. Hardcover, 224 pages. 10 1/4" x 8 1/2"
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TALKING BACK (ANTIRRHÊTIKOS):
A MONASTIC HANDBOOK FOR
COMBATING DEMONS
By Evagrius of Pontus
How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of gluttony, fornication, or pride that assailed them and obstructed their contemplation of God? According to Evagrius of Pontus (345–399), one of the greatest spiritual directors of ancient monasticism, the monk should "talk back" to demons with relevant passages from the Bible.
His book Talking Back (Antirrhêtikos) lists over 500 thoughts or circumstances in which the demon-fighting monk might find himself, along with the biblical passages with which the monk should respond. It became one of the most popular books among the ascetics of Late Antiquity and the Byzantine East, but until now the entire text had not been translated into English.
From Talking Back we gain a better understanding of Evagrius's eight primary demons: gluttony, fornication, love of money, sadness, anger, listlessness, vainglory, and pride. We can explore a central aspect of early monastic spirituality, and we get a glimpse of the temptations and anxieties that the first desert monks faced. Paperback, 190 pages.
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From Assumption Abbey
AT HOME WITH SAINT BENEDICT
Monastery Talks
This book is a door to the chapter room of Assumption Abbey. Readers are invited to open the door, sit down with the monks and their abbot, and feel at home with Saint Benedict.
At Home with Saint Benedict is a selection of the author's conferences on Saint Benedict's Rule for Monasteries delivered to the monks of Assumption Abbey of Ava, Missouri, when he was abbot there. The author's intention was simply to share with his brother monks what Saint Benedict through his sixth-century Rule might have to offer monks of the early twenty-first century. It is hoped that these conferences, published here, will now speak to men and women outside the monastic cloister. 336 pages, paperback.
Mark A. Scott, OCSO, is a monk of the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, California, which he entered in 1978. From 2000 to 2008 he served as appointed superior and then abbot of Assumption Abbey, Ava, Missouri.
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RULE FOR SOLITARIES
By Grimlaicus
The monk Grimlaicus (ca. 900) wrote a rule for those who, like himself, pursued the solitary life within a monastic community. Never leaving their cell yet participating in the liturgical life of the monastery through a window into the church, these "enclosed" sought to serve God alone.
Beyond the details of horarium, reception of newcomers, diet, and clothing, Grimlaicus details practical measures for maintaining spiritual, psychological, and physical health, and for giving counsel to others. Scripture, the Rule of St. Benedict, and the teachings of early ecclesial and monastic writers form the kernel of Grimlaicus's wise and balanced rule, presented here for the first time in English translation. 181 pages, paperback.
Andrew Thornton is a monk of Saint Anselm Abbey and associate professor in the department of Modern Languages at Saint Anselm College, where he teaches German language and Chinese philosophy. He is also organist in the abbey church.
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From New Melleray Abbey
COME AND SEE
The Monastic Way for Today
A look inside the mind of a Trappist monk. The monastic vision of Abbot Brendan Freeman (New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, Iowa) is rooted in the 4th century Desert Fathers but filled with modern relevance. As you read this book you will meet great themes of monastic life such as silence, solitude, community life and prayer. You will search for your most authentic self -- the self Thomas Merton saw as the center of our being and a point of pure truth. There is also a subtheme running through ancient monasticism that conceives of the monastery as a hospital -- a place for healing the soul, the spirit and the heart. Paperback 202 pages.
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From Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey
INSIDE THE SCHOOL OF CHARITY
Lessons from the Monastery
Drawing on her journals from living inside the enclosure of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey (a community of twenty Trappist nuns) for three months in 2003, her reflections on the unexpected challenges and insights that emerged during that time, and on her own experience as a professional woman, wife, daughter, and mother, Trisha Day delves into the questions of how the centuries-old wisdom of monastic life can challenge, inspire, and guide those living outside the monastery. Filled with stories from her own life and fascinating details of daily life in the monastery, her book is sure to strike a spark with all those seeking to live in a fully human and Christ-centered way. 242 pages, paperback
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PASSING FROM SELF TO GOD
A Cistercian Retreat
Those seeking to deepen their spiritual lives by visiting monasteries rarely have enough time to absorb as much as they would like. In this book an experienced spiritual master provides an intensive directed retreat which relies heavily on the rich Cistercian spiritual tradition. Readers may read and digest at their own pace, savoring the author's contagious enthusiasm for the monastic way and the medieval monks who formed this distinctive contemplative tradition.
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BARGAIN BOOK!
THE CISTERCIANS IN MEDIEVAL ART
For the first time, this fully illustrated work tells the remarkable story of the Cistercian Order through its art -- illuminated manuscripts, paintings, stained glass, carvings and sculpture -- gathered from Europe, Britain and Scandinavia. It reveals how the order shaped the religious, cultural and economic unity of medieval Europe and offers a magnificent depiction of the simple beauty of the Cistercian movement. B&W and color illustrations. Hardcover, 278 pages.
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THE NAME OF JESUS
By Irénée Hausherr, SJ
How did the Jesus Prayer evolve? This penetrating study examines the names used to address the Lord through 1500 years of Christian history and traces the method of continual prayer taught and practiced by Eastern ascetics. A hard-to-find, but beloved book. Paperback, 358 pages
"For the reader who desires God, here is the book that speaks to the heart." -- The Living Church
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PRAYING THE WORD
An Introduction to Lectio Divina
by Enzo Bianchi
An introduction to the ancient monastic (and patristic) way of reading Scripture involving both reflection (meditation) and prayer. It is listening to the Word, allowing the Word to become active in our lives. It is, in the words of St. Jerome, "opening our sails to the Holy Spirit without knowing on what shores we will land." Paperback, 119 pages.
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