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  The Rule of Saint Benedict (Vintage Spiritual Classics)

  by Benedict

  Composed nearly fifteen years ago by the father of Western monasticism, The Rule of St. Benedict has for centuries been the guide of religious communities. St. Benedict's rules of obedience, humility, and contemplation are not only prerequisites for formal religious societies, they also provide an invaluable model for anyone desiring to live more simply. While they presuppose a certain detachment from the world,... (more)
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  Odd Thomas: Book 3

  Brother Odd

  by Dean Koontz, Dean R.(Author) Koontz, Dean Koontz

  Loop me in, odd one. The words, spoken in the deep of night by a sleeping child, chill the young man watching over her. For this was a favorite phrase of Stormy Llewellyn, his lost love, and Stormy is dead, gone forever from this world. In the haunted halls of the isolated monastery where he had sought peace, Odd Thomas is stalking spirits of an infinitely darker nature Through two New York Times ... (more)
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  Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi

  by Saint FrancisofAssisi, Francis

  With a new Preface by the noted writer Madeleine L'Engle, author of nearly fifty books of fiction and non-fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time . St. Francis of Assisi's ecstatic embrace of a life of poverty revolutionized Christianity even as it transformed the ethics of the West. In this luminous and lively book, St. Francis's followers preserved his legend and those of his first disciples, combining stories of... (more)
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  New Seeds of Contemplation (Shambhala Library)

  by Thomas Merton

  A much-enlarged and revised version of Seeds of Contemplation--one of the late Father Merton's most widely-read and best-loved works--New Seeds of Contemplation seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by Western man and to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our spiritual lives.
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  Practicing God's Presence: Brother Lawrence For Today's reader

  by BrotherLawrenceoftheResurrection, John Delaney, Lawrence Brother, Lawrence, Donald Attwater, Robert J. Edmonson, Hal McElwaine Helms, Donald E. Demaray

  For nearly 300 years this unparalleled classic has given both blessing and instruction to those who can be content with nothing less than knowing God in all His majesty and feeling His loving presence throughout each simple day.
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  The Cloister Walk

  by Kathleen Norris

  A reverent study of the monastic world assesses the meaning of the cloistered life in modern times, journeying through a liturgical year to capture the relevance and spiritual significance of the religious life. Reprint. Tour. NYT. PW.
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  Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition

  by Jordan Aumann

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  Road To Joy: The Letters Of Thomas Merton To New And Old Friends

  by Thomas Merton

  Opening with Merton's twenty-nine-year correspondence with the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mark Van Doren, this book continues with his letters to relatives and friends on a rich variety of topics. Selected, edited, and with an Introduction by Robert E. Daggy; Preface by William H. Shannon; Index.
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  Opening the Bible

  by Thomas Merton

  This book is to consider some of the special ques-tions and problems which surround the Bible itself--a book for which all blurbs are impossible.
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  Poverty and Joy: The Franciscan Tradition (Traditions of Christian Spirituality.)

  by William J. Short

  The Franciscan tradition is as appealing a way of life today as it has been for centuries. William Short focuses first on the importance of the order's founders, Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi, offering an historical introduction. He then reflects on key themes: the Incarnation, poverty as a way to God, suffering and healing, and creation--humanity and nature in harmony. He introduces as well key figures... (more)
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  A Saint on Every Corner: Glimpses of Holiness Beyond the Monastery

  by Albert Holtz

  A Benedictine monk for thirty years, Fr. Albert Holtz left his community for a sabbatical year of travel. From the Swiss Alps to Brazil to Hungary, he used an artist's eye, a writer's flair, and a monk's soul to discover holiness outside the monastery.
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  The Cistercians: Monks and Monasteries of Europe

  by Stephen Tobin

  The Cistercian movement swept across Europe in the 12th century, founding monastic movements as it went, and greatly influencing every area of religious and secular life. This is an account of the founding and development of the order, with descriptions of the monastic life. Architectural practice and the design precepts of the monasteries are considered, suggesting reasons why these beautiful, rural retreats have... (more)
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  The Lessons from St. Francis: A Monk's Guide to Daily Life

  by John Michael Talbot, Steve Rabey

  The inspiring example of a beloved, profoundly human saint provides gentle guidance on the path to peacefulness and joy in a hectic age. Combining deep spiritual insights with the offer of a saner, less chaotic way of living, the book offers wise advice on how to incorporate these virtues in our own lives today. Includes dozens of meditations, exercises, and practical suggestions. 20 b&w photos.
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  The Mysteries of Ancient Egypt

  by Lorna Oakes

  The allure of ancient Egypt has endured over many centuries and this fascinating book takes you along to all the main sites.
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  Water from a Deep Well: Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries

  by Gerald Lawson Sittser

  In Rome in A.D. 165, two men named Carpus and Papylus stood before the proconsul of Pergamum, charged with the crime of being Christians. Not even torture could make them deny Christ, so they were burned alive. Is my faithfulness as strong? In the fifth century, Melania the Younger and her husband, Pinian, distributed their enormous wealth to the poor and intentionally practiced the discipline of... (more)
• Mont Saint Michel and ChartresHenry Adams

  

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  Mont Saint Michel and Chartres

  by Henry Adams

• The medieval Church (Anvil Books no.64)Roland H Bainton

  

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  The medieval Church (Anvil Books no.64)

  by Roland H Bainton

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  St. Francis was great in the thirteenth century, but we can say that he has become even more important since," said Pope John Paul II on a 1993 visit to the saint's tomb at Assisi, in Umbria. Only four years later, in that very place of pilgrimage, a devastating earthquake rocked the Basilica of St. Francis, utterly damaging the structure and destroying some of the decorations. Giotto's famous twenty-eight... (more)
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  Jasper Dash and the flame-pits of Delaware

  by M.T. Anderson

  It is a land of wonders! It is a land of mystery. It is a land that time forgot (or chose specifically not to remember). Cut off from the civilized world for untold years, this land is called: DELAWARE It is into the mist-shrouded heart of this forbidden, mountainous realm that our plucky and intrepid heroes, Jasper Dash: Boy Technonaut and his friends Lily Gefelty and Katie Mulligan, must journey to unravel a... (more)
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  Saint Francis of Assisi

  by G.K. Chesterton

  This is the story of Francis of Assisi, who inspired a revolution in art that began with Giotto and a revolution in poetry that began with Dante. Here is the Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, who invented the creche.