Monastic Practices (Monastic Wisdom Series) by Charles Cummings

By Charles Cummings

For 3 many years, Monastic Practices has been a valued source for English-speaking aspirants to monastic lifestyles. during this revised version, up-to-date and improved, Charles Cummings, OCSO, explores the typical practices of the monastic existence so that it will rediscover them as practicable technique of top folks to a deeper come upon with God. How do clergymen and nuns occupy themselves through the day? Have they modernized their way of life or is it nonetheless cluttered with medieval customs? may possibly any of the monastic practices be of use to these outdoors the monastery? a definite knowledge is important to understand how you can use such practices and the way to offer oneself to them till they lead one to God.
After lengthy monastic event, Cummings exhibits us how the normal issues we do represent our route to God. within the artwork of dwelling lifestyles, he argues, we're regularly rookies, looking for God via our concrete situations and actions.

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