In the School of Contemplation
Published on 21. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-87907-147-9 (ISBN)
Description
Dom Andre Louf (+2010) was abbot of the Trappist-Cistercian monastery of Mont-des-Cats in northern France from 1963 to 1997. This book brings together talks given to a variety of audiences in which he shared his spiritual experience from both his life of prayer and his life in community.
Each chapter offers inspiring insights on the spiritual experience, the priority of love, and other areas of our Christian life: community life, obedience, prayer, psalms, the liturgy, and more.
In this book we enter "a school of contemplation" wherein the monastic experience enlightens our lives and service to the world and the Church.
Each chapter offers inspiring insights on the spiritual experience, the priority of love, and other areas of our Christian life: community life, obedience, prayer, psalms, the liturgy, and more.
In this book we enter "a school of contemplation" wherein the monastic experience enlightens our lives and service to the world and the Church.
Reviews / Votes
"The current work, In the School of Contemplation, a translation of a 2004 collection of Louf's talks and essays, is at once erudite and personal, scholarly and from the heart. It is not a book to read straight through. Rather it is a book to sit with quietly, spending as much time as needed to absorb his words and apply them personally."Phyllis Zagano, National Catholic ReporterMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Collegeville, MN
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87907-147-9 (9780879071479)
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Person
Andre Louf, OCSO, (1929-2010), served as abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Mont-des-Cats for thirty-five years until his retirement in 1997. His books in English include The Cistercian Way, Tuning in to Grace, Mercy in Weakness, Grace Can Do More, and The Way of Humility, all published by Cistercian Publications.
Content
Contents
Foreword vii
1. Spiritual Experience 1
2. The Contemplative Life 10
3. The Common Life: A School of Charity 15
4. Living in a Fraternal Community 32
5. Obedience in the Monastic Tradition 52
6. Apostolic and Contemplative Dimensions of Religious Life 68
7. In Solidarity 88
8. Notes from a Pilgrimage 96
9. Monks and Ecumenism 121
10. In the School of the Psalms 138
11. The Word beyond the Liturgy 152
12. If You Want to See, You Have to Love 190
Sources 195
Foreword vii
1. Spiritual Experience 1
2. The Contemplative Life 10
3. The Common Life: A School of Charity 15
4. Living in a Fraternal Community 32
5. Obedience in the Monastic Tradition 52
6. Apostolic and Contemplative Dimensions of Religious Life 68
7. In Solidarity 88
8. Notes from a Pilgrimage 96
9. Monks and Ecumenism 121
10. In the School of the Psalms 138
11. The Word beyond the Liturgy 152
12. If You Want to See, You Have to Love 190
Sources 195