{"product_id":"benedict-of-nursia-anselm-grn-9780814629109","title":"Benedict of Nursia: His Message for Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnselm Gr?, OSB, famed Benedictine author and cellarer--supplies manager--of his monastery at M?sterschwarzach, offers brief reflections on aspects of the \u003ci\u003eRule of Benedict\u003c\/i\u003e. He sketches the life of Benedict and reflects on how Benedict's instructions enable one to live constantly in the presence of God. Even the most mundane objects are signs of the presence of God. It is not merely that we focus our attention on God, but that we're aware that God always focuses attention on us, loving and encouraging us in all things. For example: he calls the cellarer to regard all utensils and goods of the monastery as sacred vessels of the altar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGr? also ponders how work is an aid to prayer and how the Benedictine vow of stability is essential to building community. Silence and the solitude that characterize the monastic are conditions for the possibility of genuine community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter concludes with a brief reflection on the state of contemporary society and how the aspect of the \u003ci\u003eRule of Benedict\u003c\/i\u003e treated in the chapter applies to the needs of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anselm Gr?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814629105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814629109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.92w x 0.15d","brand":"Anselm Gr?","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926432678143,"sku":"9780814629109","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f473a1f8-156f-4f97-926b-763d607bf2d9.jpg?v=1681083061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/benedict-of-nursia-anselm-grn-9780814629109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}