Come and See

The Monastic Way for Today

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Come and See is look inside the mind of a monk. The Vision of monastic life proposed here is not new; it is a Vision going back to the Desert Fathers of the fourth century. And yet, it is new because it is rooted in a place in the soul that never grows old. Come and see where I live, Jesus said to the disciples who were following him. He could just as well have said, come and see where you live; where your real life is being lived. Monastic spirituality is not some esoteric or Gnostic way of perceiving reality or understanding life. It is a treasure hidden in the field of your own heart; it is a universal spirituality that is the common inheritance of every human being; it is a search for God. From the atheist to the saint there is in the heart of all creatures a desire for ultimate meaning, a desire for God. In this sense everyone has the heart of a monk.As you read this book you will meet some of the great themes of monastic life: silence, solitude, community life, prayer. You will also be helped to find your most authentic self, the self Thomas Merton spoke of when he said at the center of our being is a point of nothingness, a point of pure truth. Nothingness, emptiness, absence are important aspects of our spiritual journey.There is a subtheme running through ancient monasticism that conceives of the monastery as a hospital 'a place for healing the soul, the spirit, the heart. The place of the heart is highlighted in these conferences and homilies as an ancient theme so relevant to the modern person.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-04-01
Mått140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt249 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMonastic Wisdom Series
Antal sidor228
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780879070229

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CONTENTSFOREWORD by Michael Casey, ocso ixINTRODUCTION xv1. TRACING OUR ROOTS 1St. Benedict, Father of Western Monasticism 4Basic Rule: Service in Love Flows from the Eucharist 4Monastery as the School for the Lord’s Service 6Founders of the Cistercian Order (Citeaux) 8The Call to Renunciation and Detachment 8Living a Life of Obedience and Humiliations 10St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Pillar of the Order 12Close Relationship between Body and Soul 12Knowing Much of the Love of Christ 13Contemplating Christ 15Understanding Cistercian Tradition 16The Cistercian Charism 16Values of Cistercian Reform 20Elements of Cistercian Formation 23Modern Economy and Ancient Ideals 26Monasteries Helping Each Other 28Visitation at Tautra Mariakloster, Norway 30The Fjords of Tautra Give Praise and Welcome 322. CELEBRATIONS OF MONASTIC LIFE 36Reception of the Novice’s Habit 36 Fulfilling the Law of Christ 37The Deifying Light 38Solemn Profession of Vows 40Professing Love to the God of Love 41Community—the Word of Salvation 44Love Never Ends 47Transfer of Stability 49The Cowl as the Garment of Salvation 50Continuing Journey to Union with Christ 52Stability Means Home Where God-Is-With-Us 54Golden Jubilee 56A Great Life Spent in Humility and Hiddenness 56Immaculate Conception and Fifty Years of Hidden Life in God 593. CELEBRATIONS IN COMMUNITY LIFE 62The Gift of Community Life 63Living in Community 63Unifying Power of the Eucharist 65Gospel Lessons on Brotherly Love 68St. Benedict’s Gift: Teaching on Friendship 72Friendship in the Monastic Life 73Status Quo Evolving 76Thanksgiving Day Reflections 78Thanksgiving as a Faith Event 78Constant Gratefulness to God 80Christ at the Heart of Unity in Community 824. TREASURES OF MONASTIC VALUES 85Silence, Solitude, and Enclosure 86The Monastic Value of Silence 86Paradise of Solitude 87On Solitude and Enclosure 91 Hiddenness of the Contemplative Life 95Search for the Hidden God 98Ordinary, Obscure, and Laborious Life 102Enclosure as Formative Tool toward Wisdom 106Interior Silence and Formation 108Formation of the Heart 108Solitude of the Heart 111Obedience “with a Good Soul” 113Patience Leads to Self-Transformation 115Opportunities to Exercise Patience 118Obstacles to Overcome 121Beware of “Acedia” 121Fighting the Evil in Our Thoughts 125Humility and Exaltation in Christ 128Compunction and Compassion 128Striving for the Selfless Love 131Holding up the Ideal before You 135Call to Perfection 139Dispossession Is to Live by the Lord’s Strength 142Quest for Union with God 145Presence and Recognition of Christ 147Jesus Living through Us 149Inspirations from the Life of Mary 152Christ’s Redemptive Grace and Immaculate Conception 152Mother of All Living by Faith 154Spending the Fullness of Time with Mary 155Mary’s Yes to God Planted in the Heart of Her Child 157Mary’s Assumption: After-Death, Key to Life 158Queen and Mother of Mercy 161The Many Faces of Mary 164Call on Mary, She Forms Our Hearts 166 Inspiration from the Saints 170Saints: Gifted with Persevering Faith 170Aspire to Become Saints 1725. THE DIVINE OFFICE AS THE PRAYER OF CHRIST 175The Liturgy of the Hours 176Celebrating the Divine Office as Sacrament 191Intense Attention at the Liturgy 194CONCLUSION: NIGHT AND THE MONK 198

Abbot Brendan brings to light the spiritual gifts emphasized by the Cistercians, e.g. the primacy of the interior life and intimacy with God, affective love of Christ, friendship, solitude, silence, simplicity, compassionate community life, and perseverance in routine work. These gifts are available to all readers looking for inspiration and encouragement, for deeper meaning in their lives."American Benedictine Review