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The Benedictine Brother
No full textIn the Church, which is the City of God on earth, there are many religious Orders and Institutes and rules of perfection. Jesus said, \u27In My Father\u27s house there are many mansions\u27 (John 14:2).[...]We want to present here only one such rule and way, the Brother\u27s monastic vocation. [from the introduction, Vocation ]/= / \u3e/= / \u3eIncludes the following sections: Saint Benedict and His Way; The Benedictine Family; Brothers to Christ; Brothers to Priests; Brothers to Others; The Religious Vows; First Things First; Ora et Labora; Brothers to Sinners; Finding Your Vocation; Signs of a Vocation; Procedure; Steps in Becoming a Brother; The Reason Why?https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/saint_johns_abbey_books/1057/thumbnail.jp
Nothing But Christ : A Benedictine Approach to Lay Spirituality
No full textThis book is an attempt to formulate a lay spirituality according to the spirit of St. Benedict, which means the formation of the Benedictine virtues whose perfection is found only in the fullness of Christ. Most of the chapters first appeared in THE OBLATE, a monthly publication edited by the monks of St. John\u27s Abbey for secular oblates. [from the Foreward]
Contents:
God: Real Realism; Father: It is Enough!; Son: Rugged Individualism; Holy Spirit: No Greater Gift; Man: Enigma Number One; Faith: “Lord, That We Might See!”; Faith: A Call for Mystics; Reverance: Shunning Forgetfulness; Reverence: Seeking Glory; Reverence: “Behold, Here I Am”; Reverance: Holy Laughter; Grace: Another Dimension; Grace: The Lord Working; Peace: Pursuing Peace; Joy: Echo of God’s Life; Knowledge: Understanding God; Humility: Awe of the Lord; Humility: Perfect Manhood; Prayer: A Son Talks With His Father; Prayer: Giving a Perfect Thing; Prayer: A Divine Voice; Prayer: Singing New Songs; Prayer: Pilgrimages in the Heart; Spiritual Reading: Listening with the Heart; Spiritual Reading: Among the Spoils; Obedience: Singing Our Obedience; Authority: A Little Tin God; Authority: Power and Perfection; Authority: Surrendering Our Smallness; Conversion of Morals: Our Glorious Insignificance; Poverty: Will He Find Hunger?; Chastity: “To Love and Not to Love”; Sin: Loneliness Supreme; Mortification: Increasing and Decreasing; Work: The Prayer of Labor; Family Life: Little Cloister in the World; Apostolate: The Primacy of Love; Hell: The Great Renunciation; Heaven: Homesick for Heaven; Heaven: Making All Things New; Trinity: The Praise of Glory; Epilogue: A Portrait.https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_books/1069/thumbnail.jp
The Week with Christ: Liturgy for the Apostolate.
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