A Monk's Alphabet by Jeremy Driscoll

A Monk's Alphabet by Jeremy Driscoll

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A Monk's Alphabet by Jeremy Driscoll

From the time of the desert fathers to our own post-Christian age, the literature of monastic wisdom has provided inspiration for those of us who lead ordinary lives in the world. Father Jeremy Driscoll, a poet and theologian who is also a Benedictine monk, brings the genre into the twenty-first century with this exquisitely written collection of reflections on life from a monastic perspective. Whether reflecting on the details of the cloistered life, or observing the weirdness of American culture, explaining a fine point of Catholic theology to a child, or meditating on the flight of a seagull over the glittering ocean at sunrise, Fr. Jeremy's voice both enchants and provokes us to further contemplation. The 187 meditations are arranged by short titles in alphabetical order to emphasize that the reader should approach them in random fashion, without preconceived ideas, in order to be open to where they lead the heart and mind.
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ISBN 13 9781590303733
ISBN 10 1590303733
Title A Monk's Alphabet
Author Jeremy Driscoll
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Publisher Shambhala Publications
Year published 2006-08-08
Number of pages 210
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