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CALL TO THE CENTER
By M. Basil Pennington
A refreshing collection of meditations on the Gospel of Matthew from Fr. M. Basil Pennington, and an invitation to learn the sincere form of prayer from the heart called Centering Prayer.
Father Pennington writes, "Centering Prayer is a very simple way of prayer, which can be used by anyone who wants to be with God, to experience his love. It is a prayer of longing that leads into his presence."
Perfect for personal or prayer group study and excellent for retreats and workshops, demonstrating the spiritually enriching power of centering prayer used in conjunction with scripture. For daily meditation or as a companion reader to the Gospel of Matthew. Paperback, 168 pages.
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MEDIEVAL WOMEN MYSTICS
Selected Spiritual Writings
While women's contribution to spirituality has often been overlooked or minimized in the past, there is a vital and growing interest in it today. Presented here are essential writings of 4 women mystics of the high Middle Ages: Gertrude the Great, Angela of Foligno, Birgitta of Sweden and Julian of Norwich, edited by Elizabeth Ruth Obbard, a Carmelite Solitary.
Essential reading for anyone interested in medieval and/or women's spirituality, church history, and Benedictine, Franciscan and Brigittine monasticism. Paperback, 158 pages.
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MYSTICISM FOR BEGINNERS
John of the Cross Made Easy
A highly readable exploration of John of the Cross; Sister Eileen Lyddon expresses beautifully that the heart of John's mysticism is love -- the focus of the spiritual life for all contemporary Christians, whatever their vocations.
Lyddon succeeds in communicating not only John's wisdom, but also his gentleness, common sense, and humanity. Both beginners and those more familiar with John will appreciate this presentation of John's mysticism for everyday life. Paperback, 165 pages.
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ST. BENEDICT: A RULE FOR BEGINNERS
Dom Julian Stead shows the pertinence and meaning of the Rule of St. Benedict to life today, both inside and outside the monastery. Presents excerpts of the Life and the Rule of St. Benedict with profound commentary informed by Stead's wealth of experience, common sense and scholarship. Paperback, 157 pages.
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TERESA OF AVILA: THE WAY OF PRAYER
After an extensive and informative introduction covering Teresa's childhood, her life as a nun, and her work as a foundress, Carmelite priest Kieran Kavanaugh presents a valuable selection of writings from the Spanish mystic's works, illustrating her interior experience and remarkable teaching on prayer.
Fr. Kavanaugh skillfully selects and arranges passages from Teresa's writings, which tell both the story of her prayer and the content of her contemplation. These selections permit us to 'taste and see' God's self-revelation to a woman totally surrendered to God --- living theology, in other words. Paperback, 159 pages.
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HIDDEN SPRINGS BOOK 1
Cistercian Monastic Women
Women have lived the Cistercian life almost as long as men have. While reputedly attempting to stem the tide of pious women wanting to enter the austere Order of Cíteaux, early Cistercian abbots founded some houses of nuns and the General Chapter authorized others. Many 'cistercian' communities of women adopted the habit and the usages of the White Monks without being juridically incorporated into the Order.
These fascinating studies help to unravel the resultant confusion about Cistercian nuns from their twelfth-century beginnings to the modern day. Paperback, 443 pages.
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HIDDEN SPRINGS BOOK 2
Cistercian Monastic Women
Women have lived the Cistercian life almost as long as men have. Yet the monks, who trace their origin to 1098, have attracted more attention, left better records, written more extant treatises, and been the subject of far more study. With a few exceptions, the nuns remained hidden from public view. Yet their story is no less interesting than that of the monks, if more difficult to uncover.
These fascinating studies help to trace the history and spirituality of Cistercian nuns from their twelfth-century beginnings to the modern day. Paperback, 374 pages.
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IN THE UNITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Rule of St. Benedict
& the Holy Spirit
From fifth-century Italy until today, St. Benedict's Rule is a timeless guide to an orderly Christian life lived under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Dom Sighard Kleiner O. Cist. speaks from the heart on the relationship between the sons and daughters of Benedict and the activity of the Spirit in the Church today. Paperback, 211 pages.
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UNDERSTANDING RANCÉ
The Spirituality of the Abbot
of La Trappe in Context
Both during his lifetime and afterwards Armand Jean le Bouthillier, the abbé de Rancé (1626-1700, founder of the Trappist Cistercians), was a controversial figure; extravagantly admired by many, he also had "an unhappy genius for incurring hostility unnecessarily". This volume sets Rancé against the colorful and extravagant world of seventeenth-century France and explores the world which surrounded and formed this ever fascinating monk, from the privileged circles of the ancient regime in which he spent his youth to the austere monastic environment he created at La Trappe. Paperback, 371 pages.
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STONES LAID BEFORE THE LORD
Architecture & Monastic Life
An introduction to the physical world which was created by, and which formed, the monks. Nowhere is it more evident that form follows function, for the monks of Europe built simple, practical buildings for their work, study, and prayer, and they built in stone as a token of the eternity into which they had already entered. The stylistic differences between the various Orders, and between East and West, Europe and North America, are carefully noted, are the similarities among buildings erected for communities of men or women whose lives are centered in prayer. Illustrations and B&W photos throughout. Paperback, 306 pages.
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