Communities & monasticism

Celtic Daily Prayer: Book One: The Journey Begins (Northumbria Community): Book 1 [9780008123024]

A revised edition of this classic compendium of readings and prayers for every day of the year, with Celtic themes and inspiration. The first in a tw…

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Celtic Daily Prayer: Book Two: Farther Up and Farther in (Northumbria Community): Book 2 [9780008100193]

A brand new two-year collection of daily readings and prayers, with Celtic themes and inspiration. Building on the foundations set down in the first …

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The Way of St Benedict [9781472973078]

With typical eloquence and wisdom, in The Way of St Benedict Rowan Williams explores the appeal of St Benedict's sixth-century Rule, showing it to be …

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The Wisdom of St Benedict: Monastic Spirituality and the Life of the Church [9781786223098]

Luigi Gioia is one of the most insightful commentators on monastic and priestly life today. In The Wisdom of St Benedict he shines the light of monast…

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The Joy of God: Collected Writings [9781472971326]

Sister Mary David Totah was a nun of the Benedictine contemplative community of St Cecilia's Abbey on the Isle of Wight. American by birth, she was ed…

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Life-Giving Way, A: A Contemplative Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict [9781848255623]

Around the year 500 St Benedict wrote a short guide for a small community who wanted to live together the balanced life of body, mind and spirit. The …

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The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History [9780300115727]

The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years-exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor England Shortly before Ea…

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What Do You Seek?: Wisdom from religious life for today's world [9781786223456]

John-Francis Friendship spent twenty-five years as an Anglican Franciscan friar. Drawing on the whole breadth of monastic history and experience, he l…

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Accidental Friends: Stories from my life in community [9780232533873]

As L'Arche Daybreak and L'Arche Canada approach their 50th anniversary, this beautifully-written memoir tells the inside story of daily life with peop…

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Melodies of a New Monasticism: Bonhoeffer's Vision, Iona's Witness [9780334057208]

The New Monastic Movement is a vibrant source of renewal for the church's life and mission. Many involved in this movement have quoted Dietrich Bonhoe…

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A Universal Heart: The Life and Vision of Brother Roger of Taize [9780281073573]

This updated edition ÔÇô with a new colour-plate section ÔÇô is published to celebrate the centenary of Brother RogerÔÇÖs birth on 12 May 1915.In Augu…

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Cave Refectory Road: Monastic Rhythms for Contemporary Living [9781848250284]

One way in which Fresh Expressions of church are springing into life is through 'new monastic' or 'intentional' communities, groups of individuals an…

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Praying with the Benedictines: A Window on the Cloister [9780809144433]

Western culture has recently experienced a major rebirth of interest in monasticism - particularly in regard to the ancient Benedictine order. In Pra…

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Seeking God: The Way of St.Benedict [9781853113468]

A new edition of this contemporary spirtitual classic in which the ancient and gentle wisdom of the Rule of St Benedict is explored in realtion to the…

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Simple Life, A: Roland Walls & the Community of the Transfiguration [9780861537136]

For 50 years, a unique and courageous group of people have quietly opted for a life of poverty and the discipline of prayer. Always with the time and …

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The Medieval Monastery [9780747811466]

Monasteries are among the most intriguing and enduring symbols of Britain's medieval heritage. Simultaneously places of prayer and spirituality, power…

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Thomas Merton: Faithful Visionary [9780814637067]

People of God is a brand new series of inspiring biographies for the general reader. Each volume offers a compelling and honest narrative of the life …

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World Without End [9781472942487]

In these conversations with film maker and writer Lucette Verboven, Thomas Keating OCSO - bestselling author, Trappist monk and founder of the Centeri…

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Abhishiktananda: A Memoir of Dom Henri Le Saux [9780728301603]

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Around the Monastic Table: Growing in Mutual Service and Love [9780814618745]

It is said that the heart of the home is the kitchen tale, and the same is true of the monastic home. Saint Benedict devoted ten chapters to the mona…

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