Lessons from Saint Benedict : finding joy in daily life

Donald S. Raila
Augusta, Mo : Sacred Winds Press, 2011
xvi, 183 p. ; 21 cm.
Book
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  • The Rule
  • Seeking the truth that sets us free
  • Running late or running to God
  • Contents fragile & wounded
  • Roadblocks in life
  • Dryness in prayer
  • Stability
  • Bringing others joy, not sadness
  • Detachment
  • Quietly encouraging one another
  • The challenge to reverence
  • Casting out fear
  • Saint Benedict & the Cross
  • Aspiring to "loftier summits"
  • Conducting ourselves with patience
  • Accepting loss of control
  • Losing everything
  • The glory of God
  • The slow, ongoing death-to-self
  • Stability versus restlessness
  • The call to hospitality
  • Silence, poverty of spirit, & weakness
  • Changing from evil ways of the past
  • Obedience without delay
  • Striving for simplicity in speech
  • Preparing for a holy death.
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Sacred Winds Press
  • 0983061513 (pbk)
  • 9780983061519 (pbk)
  • text
  • volume
  • unmediated
  • https://cms.trccloud.hk/opac/bib/ANIm