A Monk's Alphabet: Moments of Stillness in a Turning World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781590304624)

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.

Author: Jeremy Driscoll
ISBN-10: 1590304624
ISBN-13: 9781590304624
Publisher: New Seeds
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2007
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.84w x 0.59d