{"product_id":"how-to-be-judith-valente-9781642970340","title":"How to Be: A Monk and a Journalist Reflect on Living \u0026 Dying, Purpose \u0026 Prayer, Forgiveness \u0026 Friendship","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Readers will want to savor these wise and lyrical offerings.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe spiritual seeker's guide to living with authenticity and integrity in troubled times by a lauded journalist and monk mentored by Thomas Merton.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a dialogue between two spiritual seekers--one a Trappist monk and the other a married professional woman. It is two people \"stuttering to articulate life's universal questions from diverse contexts and perspectives.\" Brother Paul writes as one steeped in silence and the daily rhythms of the ancient prayer practices of monasticism. Judith Valente writes as a professional woman attempting to bring a sense of prayer and contemplation to a scattered life in the secular world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eValente uses the story of Brother Paul's interview for a PBS documentary as a jumping-off point: When asked the purpose of the Trappist life in the modern world, he said that it is \"to show you don't need a purpose.\" The purpose of life, he said, is life. \"You're to live your life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Be\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers a window into two people living their lives on purpose (or not) and struggling to come to terms with the big issues everyone faces: faith, mortality, mystery, prayer, work. It is a book that provides insight and inspiration for those walking the spiritual path--particularly for those interested in the contemplative path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes a 16-page study guide--for individuals and group use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Valente, Paul Quenon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642970344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642970340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hampton Roads Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2021","brand":"Judith Valente","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051653689599,"sku":"9781642970340","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef1309ba-9618-488a-a471-bf737ef457cd.jpg?v=1685014373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-be-judith-valente-9781642970340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}