André 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.

• ContentsForeword   vii1. Spiritual Experience   12. The Contemplative Life   103. The Common Life: A School of Charity   154. Living in a Fraternal Community   325. Obedience in the Monastic Tradition   526. Apostolic and Contemplative Dimensions of Religious Life   687. In Solidarity   888. Notes from a Pilgrimage   969. Monks and Ecumenism   12110. In the School of the Psalms   13811. The Word beyond the Liturgy   15212. If You Want to See, You Have to Love   190Sources   195

"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 Reporter