Sacred Rhythms
The Monastic Way Every Day
Published on 26. August 2014
176 pages
978-1-4976-8186-6 (ISBN)
Description
Sacred Rhythms: The Monastic Way Every Dayis a compilation of reflections originally published in our Notes from a Monastery series. Gathered here under the themes of prayer, work, faithfulness, and conversion, these meditations showcase the knowledge of religious and lay authors familiar with the Benedictine way of life.
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Person
Br. Francis de Sales Wagner, O.S.B., is a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana, and is an editor and writer for Path of Life Publications at the Abbey Press. Born and raised in Findlay, Ohio, he received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1988. He worked as a staff writer, news editor, managing editor, copy editor, and wire editor for four daily newspapers in Ohio before coming to Saint Meinrad in 2006. He professed his vows as a monk in 2008, and in 2012 received a Master of Theological Studies degree in the School of Theology. He also serves as a conference presenter for the Benedictine oblate program and as a spiritual director. He is the author of several pastoral care publications and spirituality articles, and is editor of the book
Sacred Rhythms: The Monastic Way Every Day.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- ORA
- Listening to God
- The Psalms as Soul Food
- A Guide to Lectio Divina
- Invitation to Prayer:
- LABORA
- Making Our Work Holy:
- Living Simply:
- Searching for Balance:
- Offering Hospitality:
- FIDELITAS
- Anchoring Your Life:
- Obedience as Relationship:
- Family Matters:
- Caring for Creation:
- CONVERSATIO
- Our Call to Conversion:
- Conceiving Virtue:
- Letting Go of What Possesses:
- Keeping Death Before Us:
- About the Authors
- Copyright
