A collection of concise meditations on each of the 150 psalms, written by a Cistercian monk who has been praying and reflecting on them daily for over fifty years.

A Joyful Noise: A Monastic Approach to the Psalms

Religion & Spirituality

Meninger, William

Christian Books & Bibles

Paulist Pr

"Meninger makes abundant use of scriptures to make readers understand forgiveness." -Publishers Weekly"Will appeal to readers seeking a popular introduction to techiniques for dealing with hurt." -Booklist

The Process of Forgiveness

Continuum

Ever since it first appeared in the 15th century, 'The Imitation of Christ' by Thomas a Kempis has been one of the most widely-read books in world literature. Meninger argues that, despite its many limitations, the "imitation' has a timeless message and insights that are still valid as meaningful expressions of Christian ideals.

Bringing the Imitation of Christ into the 21st Century

A masterful updating of a classic work.St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), bishop of Geneva and founder of the Visitation Order of nuns, was renowned for his teachings on spirituality. His masterpiece in the field of spiritual literature was "The Introduction to the Devout Life." Revolutionary in its day and noted for its charm, warmth, and clarity of language, it set forth a spirituality oriented toward life in the world, an approach quite different from that of St. Francis de Sales's contemporaries,who saw spiritual perfection as possible only in religious life.While the message of "The Introduction to Devout Life" is still valid today, the fact is that its expression is quite dated. In this book, as in "Bringing 'The Imitation of Christ' Into the 21st Cemtury," Father Meninger is not offering a new translation or paraphrase of a spiritual classic. Rather, he is attempting to express the teachings of the original in a wholly contemporary idiom. Father Meninger has not hesitated to change, omit, or add to the original where necessary, the better to highlight the heart and charisma of St. Francis de Sales's teachings.

Committed Life: An Adaptation of The Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales

Bloomsbury Academic

The Committed Life: An Adaptation of "The Introduction to the Devout Life" by St. Francis De Sales

1012 Monastery Road is the street address of St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. It is home to a group of Trappist monks, among whose number have been Thomas Keating, the late Theophane Boyd, and William Meninger. 
Meninger—who with Keating and Basil Pennington is one of the leading lights of the contemplative prayer movement—describes the foundation of the monastery in 1956 and its difficult and tenuous early days, as the monastery was being built high in the Rocky Mountains. Meninger explores the meaning of community as well as the challenges and gifts that arise from the contemplative life. It is a life dedicated to opening one’s heart and allowing Christ to enter that "inner room," the place where we are called upon to respond to God.

1012 Monastery Road A Spiritual Journey

St Bedes Pubns

Come to the Mountain - St. Benedict's Monastery St. Benedict's Monastery celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2016, living and passing on the ancient Benedictine tradition as interpreted by the eleventh-century Cistercian Order. In 1956 a small group of monks left St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts to become the founding fathers of St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass Colorado. While living in a 100-year-old farmhouse and its adjacent barns, these monks began construction of the present monastery. A short time later they were joined by forty-five monks, sent as temporary helpers from the founding monastery. Since that time the monks of St. Benedict's have striven to follow the Rule of St. Benedict by becoming a "school of charity." The monks aspire, through the daily life of their Cistercian community, to be transformed in mind and heart by embodying Christ Jesus in ways appropriate to our times.

Come to the Mountain: St. Benedict's Monastery

Thomas, Keating

St. Benedict's Monastery

"Julian is, without doubt, one of the most wonderful of all Christian voices. She gets greater and greater in my eyes as I grow older." ―Thomas Merton Other than what is contained in her singular work, Showings of Divine Love, we know almost nothing of the personal life of Julian. We do, however, know something about her background, as a recluse, or anchoress, and the social, cultural, and political life of late-fourteenth-century England. Although nothing of it is mentioned in her Showings, the times in which Julian lived were fraught with political, social, and economic upheavals in both Church and state. There are, indeed, many parallels to the present age. This, in part, helps to explain why Julian speaks so loudly to today after six hundred years of silence. On the thirteenth of May, 1373, Julian received a series of sixteen visions centered on the person and sufferings of Jesus and on the Trinity. A short time later, she wrote an account of them in twenty-five chapters (known as the “Short Text”). Twenty years later, after much prayer and reflection, she wrote another account consisting of eighty-six chapters (called the “Long Text”). During this important interim, Julian the visionary became Julian the theologian. Julian’s visions correspond to the classic understanding of such phenomena. Some visions were spiritual locutions. In this experience, God spoke directly to her heart in such a way as to communicate with absolute, unquestioned clarity the desired message. Actual words were probably not used but the visionary was left with no doubt as to the authenticity or the meaning of the message. Other visions were visual or experienced as coming through the corporeal senses. These resulted from the direct action of God on the imagination. Still others were spiritual visions, not easily expressed and usually concerned with the deeper mysteries of God, such as the Trinity. Many of Julian’s visions were combinations of all three types. This book is not a translation or a paraphrase of Julian’s Showings of Divine Love. Rather, it is a commentary intended to provide information, reflections, and some further theological understanding that may enhance the modern Christian’s reading of Julian’s book. It may be read independently, prior to reading Julian’s book, or together with it, chapter by chapter.

Julian of Norwich: A Mystic for Today

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Lindisfarne Books

For many years, congregations have been inspired, challenged, and charmed by the homilies given by the monks who live at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. This collection of homilies captures the vitality, wit, and spiritual wisdom of Abbot Joseph Boyle, Father Theophane Boyd, Father William Meninger, and Abbot Thomas Keating as they explore the scriptures through the important feast days of the Christian calendar. Joseph Boyle Waiting on God People of the Kingdom Come and See: Where Do We Live? Come and See: Lectio Divina Theophane Boyd The Heart of Jesus Higher Knowledge The Kingdom is Love Let Him In! William Meninger The Victory Light of the World Presentation Believe in Him Thomas Keating Holy Trinity Authority as Service What’s Important The Body of Christ

Sundays at the Magic Monastery: Homilies from the Trappists of St. Benedict's Monastery

Boyle, Joseph

Boyd, Theophane

Lantern Books

1012 Monastery Road: A Spiritual Journey

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