Silence, Solitude, Simplicity: A Hermit's Love Affair with a Noisy, Crowded, and Complicated WorldLiturgical Press, 2007 - 181 страница We all need God, Sister Jeremy says in her first sentence, and readers of all sorts will find here a warm and practical address to that need. The monastic way is not forsaking the world, but for the sake of the world, and Sister Jeremy's Benedictine wisdom is fundamental human wisdom. Her book is the fruit of decades of practice, and the spiritual journey she recounts is nobody's but hers 'which makes it, paradoxically, something from which everyone can learn. I did is much more effective teaching than one might or you should. There is nothing musty, cobwebbed, or nostalgic in these pages. Sister Jeremy, in her late 80s, is totally alert to the world around her and within us. She is allergic to sentimentality. Because she has spent so much time in silence 'she lived as a hermit for 20 years ' she is especially attentive to words and how like a chameleon they can be. Her antennae are sensitive to anything phony. Every sentence glows with her graceful and witty and hospitable spirit. She is an inspired teacher, a trustworthy guide, one of God's great ones. She shows how a monastic is not on a pedestal or behind a wall, but right in the thick of things with all of us. Jeremy Hal, OSB, is a member of Saint Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota. She holds a doctorate in theology from Marquette University. Currently retired, Sister Jeremy taught theology at the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University and School of Theology 'seminary, and at Creighton University. She is the author of numerous articles as well as The Full Stature of Christ (Liturgical Press). Sister Jeremy lived as a hermit for twenty years. During that time she gained renown as a wellspring of wisdom and gifted retreat leader. |
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... Humility 28 Prayer 32 Lectio 35 19 Chapter 4 Fruits of Monastic Life 42 Service 43 Reconciliation and Healing 49 Peace 54 PART II : DESERT SPIRITUALITY Chapter 5 The Desert : Place of Meeting 59 Chapter 6 Silence and the Word 72 Chapter ...
... humility is properly understood as authenticity ; that true prayer unites the mind and heart . If we allow it , this book might seed and plow our souls , helping us to embrace more fully that life to which God is calling us , whatever ...
... humility he speaks of desiring to attain heaven ( 7 : 5 ) , and in the fourth degree of humility he suggests that strength of desire should overcome difficulties and injustices ( 7 : 37-39 ) . Benedict's beautiful phrase in the midst of ...
... humility are made clear by Benedict's assigning three steps of humility to obedience and three steps to silence . Though not sepa- rable , these three monastic virtues can be distinguished . OBEDIENCE , DISCERNING GOD'S WILL Benedict ...
... humility . " One of the lesser known , Abba Hyperechius , said : " Obedi- ence is the best ornament of the monk . Whoever has acquired it will be heard by God , and will stand beside the crucified with confidence , for the crucified ...
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Solitude and Community | 85 |
Chapter 8 | 98 |
Chapter 9 | 109 |
Where Are You? | 123 |
What Are You Looking For? | 130 |
Who Do You Say That I | 138 |
Will You Turn Back and Live? | 143 |
Where Is Your Faith? | 151 |
Can You Drink This Cup? | 157 |
Do You Love Me? | 164 |
Grace Notes 5 15 21 39 61 62 | 168 |
Acknowledgments | 171 |
References | 172 |
Glossary | 180 |