The Universal Monk
Description
The Universal Monk is about the monk in all of us. In today's fast- paced and often fractured culture we all seek inner peace and unity. The Universal Monk is a powerful way for everyone of any state of life to find it. It is written from John Michael Talbot's experience in public international ministry and as founder and spiritual father of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity, a new integrated monastic community of celibates, singles who can marry, and families who live in an integrated monastery or in their own homes. It walks us through a treatment of the current issues that face us? Such as the great recession, political polarization, and the sex abuse crises in the church? With real spiritual and lifestyle answers that come from a fully unified and integrated life in God. If you are tired of the same old, same old," this book is for you!
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John Michael Talbot is the founder and spiritual father of the Catholic-based community the Brothers and Sisters of Charity. He leads an active ministry from Little Portion Hermitage and Monastery in Arkansas and St. Clare Monastery in Texas. He is also a Grammy and Dove award-winning, multiplatinum selling, contemporary Christian music pioneer and a best-selling author of over thirty books.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Basics
- New
- Universal
- What Is a Monk?
- Kinds of Monks, Monasteries, and Seekers
- Solitude and Monos
- Silence and Speech
- Stillness and Ministry
- Integration
- The Cross
- Meditation
- Lectio Divina
- Common Prayer
- A Walk through the Liturgy
- Obedience
- Chastity
- Poverty
- Conversion of Life
- Stability
- New Members
- Conflicts and Community
- Leadership
- Ministry
- Appendix 1: Socioreligious Perspectives
- Appendix 2: The Home Church Movement and the Universal Monasticism
