Introduction to the Devout Life30 reviews Francis De Sales, John K. Ryan Image, 1972 Spiritual Growth for Normal People + don't hesitate to buy this book! + Quite frankly indispensable + Wealth + Truly a useful introduction!             The Rule of Saint Benedict12 reviews St. Benedict Vintage, 1998 Listening for the spirit... + Benedict's Rule: Food for Reflection + Classic Resource for Christian Faith + Lots of great lessons here. + Fascinating             An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere ...42 reviews Nancy Maguire PublicAffairs, 2006 Excellent. A literary and religious breakthrough + Amazing! + An unlikely page turner + A window into an unknown world + Reality, not hagiography             Wisdom of the Desert (New Directions)7 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1970 Perfect for What it sets out to do + Merton among friends + Some choices from the 'Verba Seniorum' + A wisdom well warmed + lost a star due to $- per-page...             Halfway to Heaven (Cistercian Studies Series)2 reviews Robin Bruce Lockhart Cistercian Publications, 1999 The Hidden Life of the Carthusians + Slightly expanded version of 1985 book on austere monks This is an excellent look at the Carthusian life and their history. The author, Robin Bruce Lockhart, is a journalist and a man of faith who has had the privilege of having been able to visit several Charterhouses around the world. And from these visits he shares the insights he gleaned from them. ...             Path of Life, The3 reviews Gracewing Publishing, 1995 One of the best Books for Spiritual Growth, regardless of denomenation... + Inspiration in Laymen's Terms + Spirtual Guide for Lay People This book was referred to me by a Benedictine Monk from St. Benedicts Abbey in Atchison, KS. My wife and I were becomming oblates at the Abbey, and it was required reading. I already had enough on my plate so I wasn't thrilled at the assigned reading, but I gave it a go. Couldn't. Put it. ...             The Lives of the Desert Fathers: Historia Monachorum in Aegypto (Cistercian Studies No. 34)5 reviews Cistercian Publications, 1981 Primo + An Interesting Collection of Spiritual Wisdom + Worth Every Penny! + Ancient Mysticism + A most interesting and inspiring read             The Desert Fathers (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)8 reviews Helen Waddell University of Michigan Press, 1957 BETTER TO TRY TO FIND THE EXCELLENT SERIES FROM SOLESMES + Interesting insight into the lives of early Christianhermit monks Some thirty years ago I received the Benedictine habit in the Abbey of Saint Pierre in Solesmes, France. My Prior at that time was the Reverend Father Dom Lucien Regnault. Anyone interested in the Desert Fathers would do better to go to the Solesmes homesite and search their "librarie" (bookstore) ...             The Freedom of Obedience (Cs172) (Cistercian Studies)1 review A. Carthusian Liturgical Press, 2006 Obedience This book covers the topic of Obedience. It starts by explaining how obedience is a path of love and true freedom. It set us free so that we no longer have to chose between good and evil, but to only do good. Our acts that proceed from a will thus fixed in the good become perfect virtue. The ...             Listen to the Desert: Secrets of Spiritual Maturity from the Desert Fathers and Mothers4 reviews Gregory Mayers Liguori Publications, 1996 A very excellent book on contemplative practice... + A natural wedding of Psychology and Spirituality. + A challenging look at modern Christian spirituality I have read and re-read this book many times and it always amazes me the gems of wisdom that it contains. Gregory Mayers presents a simple path to contemplative practice that has enriched my religious and daily life significantly. The wisdom of the desert fathers is profound in its applications ...             The Rule of Saint Benedict12 reviews St. Benedict Vintage, 1998 Listening for the spirit... + Benedict's Rule: Food for Reflection + Classic Resource for Christian Faith + Lots of great lessons here. + Fascinating             The Lives of the Desert Fathers: Historia Monachorum in Aegypto (Cistercian Studies No. 34)5 reviews Cistercian Publications, 1981 Primo + An Interesting Collection of Spiritual Wisdom + Worth Every Penny! + Ancient Mysticism + A most interesting and inspiring read             Halfway to Heaven (Cistercian Studies Series)2 reviews Robin Bruce Lockhart Cistercian Publications, 1999 The Hidden Life of the Carthusians + Slightly expanded version of 1985 book on austere monks This is an excellent look at the Carthusian life and their history. The author, Robin Bruce Lockhart, is a journalist and a man of faith who has had the privilege of having been able to visit several Charterhouses around the world. And from these visits he shares the insights he gleaned from them. ...             An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere ...42 reviews Nancy Maguire PublicAffairs, 2006 Excellent. A literary and religious breakthrough + Amazing! + An unlikely page turner + A window into an unknown world + Reality, not hagiography             Introduction to the Devout Life30 reviews Francis De Sales, John K. Ryan Image, 1972 Spiritual Growth for Normal People + don't hesitate to buy this book! + Quite frankly indispensable + Wealth + Truly a useful introduction!             Listen to the Desert: Secrets of Spiritual Maturity from the Desert Fathers and Mothers4 reviews Gregory Mayers Liguori Publications, 1996 A very excellent book on contemplative practice... + A natural wedding of Psychology and Spirituality. + A challenging look at modern Christian spirituality I have read and re-read this book many times and it always amazes me the gems of wisdom that it contains. Gregory Mayers presents a simple path to contemplative practice that has enriched my religious and daily life significantly. The wisdom of the desert fathers is profound in its applications ...             Wisdom of the Desert (New Directions)7 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1970 Perfect for What it sets out to do + Merton among friends + Some choices from the 'Verba Seniorum' + A wisdom well warmed + lost a star due to $- per-page...             The Freedom of Obedience (Cs172) (Cistercian Studies)1 review A. Carthusian Liturgical Press, 2006 Obedience This book covers the topic of Obedience. It starts by explaining how obedience is a path of love and true freedom. It set us free so that we no longer have to chose between good and evil, but to only do good. Our acts that proceed from a will thus fixed in the good become perfect virtue. The ...             The Desert Fathers (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)8 reviews Helen Waddell University of Michigan Press, 1957 BETTER TO TRY TO FIND THE EXCELLENT SERIES FROM SOLESMES + Interesting insight into the lives of early Christianhermit monks Some thirty years ago I received the Benedictine habit in the Abbey of Saint Pierre in Solesmes, France. My Prior at that time was the Reverend Father Dom Lucien Regnault. Anyone interested in the Desert Fathers would do better to go to the Solesmes homesite and search their "librarie" (bookstore) ...             Path of Life, The3 reviews Gracewing Publishing, 1995 One of the best Books for Spiritual Growth, regardless of denomenation... + Inspiration in Laymen's Terms + Spirtual Guide for Lay People This book was referred to me by a Benedictine Monk from St. Benedicts Abbey in Atchison, KS. My wife and I were becomming oblates at the Abbey, and it was required reading. I already had enough on my plate so I wasn't thrilled at the assigned reading, but I gave it a go. Couldn't. Put it. ...