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the Book of the eldeRsSayings of the Desert FathersThe Systematic CollectionTranslated by John Wortley Foreword by Bernard Flusin

CS240H, 96B 978-0-87907-201-8 Hardcover with dust jacket, 416 pp., $49.95 | ebook $47.99


i Am the WAyStages of Prayer in Saint BernardMaureen McCabe, OCSO

MW028P, 96B 978-0-87907-028-1 Paperback, 128 pp., $15.95 | eBook $13.99

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the ARt of Winning soulsPastoral Care of NovicesMichael Casey, OCSO

MW035P, 96B 978-0-87907-035-9 Paperback, 208 pp., $19.95 | eBook, $17.99

“This book is like honey from the rock for anyone interested in how the human and divine work together to form a spiritual person. We have come to expect clarity and richness from a Michael Casey book, and this one will not disappoint us.”

Abbot brendAn FreemAn

new mellerAy Abbey

“The publication of this long-awaited English translation is an event to be celebrated. John Wortley’s expertise in the spiritual tradition of the Egyptian desert is well known and appreciated by scholars and lay readers alike.”

mAry b. CunninghAm

the university oF nottinghAm

Bernard of Clairvaux draws us to continual prayer and deep gratitude for the mercies of the Lord, especially in his passion. He is, says Mother Maureen McCabe, truly a father—father of the church and father of souls.

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chRistiAn de cheRgé A Theology of HopeChristian Salenson

CS247P, 96B 978-0-87907-247-6 Paperback, 224 pp., $19.95 | eBook, $14.99

New! conveRsAtion With sAint Benedict The Rule in Today’s WorldTerrence G. Kardong, OSB

96B 978-0-8146-3419-6 Paperback, 156 pp., $17.95 | eBook, $15.99

New!cAve, RefectoRy, RoAdMonastic Rhythms for Contemporary LivingIan Adams


“This well-considered series of essays is both instructive and entertaining. Each essay is thought-provoking, honest, and challenging. They are also powerful and contemporary expositions of basic monastic values.”

miChAel CAsey, oCsoAuthor oF

The Road To eTeRnal life

“Ian Adams captures the essential genius of the monastic tradition. His book gives simple, practical inspiration for ‘ordinary living.’”

Abbot stuArt burns, osb muCknell Abbey

The popular movie Of Gods and Men told the story of the seven Cistercian monks assassinated in Algeria in 1996. Christian de Chergé, prior of the community, was among them. Salenson explores the personal, ecclesial, and theological foundations of de Chergé’s vocation and the originality of his life and thought.

Blessings of st. BenedictJohn Michael Talbot


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At home With sAint BenedictMonastery TalksMark Scott, OCSO


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lectio divinAThe Medieval Experience of ReadingDuncan Robertson

CS238P, 96B 978-0-87907-238-4 Paperback, 280 pp., $34.95 | eBook, $29.99

“This is an excellent book quite suited to a serious reader and devotee of the subject. Nothing less than a must-read for serious students of lectio divina.”

kArl A. sChultz

Author oF how To PRay wiTh The BiBle

“This handy introduction to the Rule of Benedict would be an ideal gift for someone seeking an overview of St. Benedict’s teaching. It explains the original application of the monastic norms and shows how they may be adapted in our time for use in communities and families.”

Abbot Jerome kodell, osb new subiACo Abbey

“This is one of the best popular books on modern monasticism that I have ever read. Anybody who wants to know more about the Rule of Benedict, and also about how it is actually lived today, should obtain this book. I think it is great, not just good.”

terrenCe kArdong, osbAuthor oF ConveRsaTion

wiTh sainT BenediCT

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the RoAd to eteRnAl lifeReflections on the Prologue of Benedict’s RuleMichael Casey, OCSO

96B 978-0-8146-3384-7 Hardcover, 192 pp., $19.95 | eBook, $14.99


the sun At midnightMonastic Experience of the Christian MysteryBernardo Olivera


the RAdicAl chRistiAn lifeA Year with Saint BenedictJoan Chittister, OSB


Olivera offers a splendid, easily accessible summary of mystical theology in the Cistercian school. He analyzes this tradition first in its rich human, biblical, and doctrinal connotations and then according to its most typical expressions as they are lived among Cistercian mystics.

“Day by day throughout the year, Sister Joan meditates on symbolic scenes from the life of Saint Benedict as described by Pope Gregory the Great. In this, she presents us with fruitful reading for our spiritually impoverished times.“

notker wolF, osb Abbot PrimAte oF the

benediCtine order

“Many are drawn to Benedict’s prologue and cannot always say why. This is a fine, careful pondering of one of the best-loved sections of Benedict’s Rule. Appropriate for all spiritual seekers who yearn to shape their life on gospel values.”

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deseRt BAnquetA Year of Wisdom from the Desert Mothers and FathersDavid G. R. Keller


“This delightful book presents a year´s daily readings from the

early Christian desert tradition, with a very helpful spiritual commentary for each date. It is a veritable pocket Philokalia. Fr. David Keller has done a great service in providing this very profound source of lectio divina for those seriously interested in the spiritual path.”

Fr. John mCguCkin ColumbiA university

meeting chRist in his mysteRies A Benedictine Vision of the Spiritual Life Gregory Collins, OSB

96B 978-0-8146-3372-4 Paperback, 256 pp., $29.95

“I have been waiting for a book like this for years. It

represents a fine, contemporary example of monastic theology and the post–Vatican II rediscovery of biblical, patristic, and liturgical wisdom by both scholastic and monastic theologians.”

mArielle Frigge, osb ameRiCan BenediCTine Review

PRAyeR in the cAve of the heARtThe Universal Call to ContemplationCyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam


“Prayer in the Cave of the Heart is a

resource of tremendous potential for spiritual directors of various traditions, people interested in contemplative prayer, and anyone who seeks to grasp deep truths about prayer. I have recommended it to several people with whom I meet as a spiritual director.”

greg riChArdson, PResenCe: an inTeRnaTional

JouRnal of sPiRiTual diReCTion

Running With exPAnding heARtMeeting God in Everyday Life Mary Reuter, OSB


“This engaging, accessible book is

a small gem which earns a place in any monastic library or bookshop, or the bookshelf of any spiritual seeker.”

ameRiCan BenediCTine Review

PsAlm-shAPed PRAyeRfulnessA Guide to the Christian Reception of the PsalmsMargaret Daly-Denton


“Even for those who have recited the psalms for many years, this book

will bring new life to those sacred songs.”

TJuRunga: an ausTRalasian BenediCTine Review

ABideKeeping Vigil with the Word of GodMacrina Wiederkehr, OSB


“It doesn’t take long to recognize that this is a book in which every page has been

born of prayer. With her rich imagery, poetic sensibility, reverence for language, and practical wisdom, Macrina reawakens us to the lively power of the Scriptures, and reminds us of their purpose: to be a place of meeting where we encounter the living God.”

JAn riChArdson

Author oF in The sanCTuaRy of women

“Liturgical Press is proud to make available and carry forward

Mary Margaret Funk’s highly regarded ‘Matters’ Series."

humility mAtteRsFor Practicing the Spiritual Life

Mary Margaret Funk, OSB

Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

96B 978-0-8146-3465-3 Paperback, 188 pp., $19.95

Mary Margaret Funk guides readers deeper into a life of humility by

following the movement of what the early Christians called the four

renunciations: to renounce our former way of life, our thoughts of our

former way of life, our self-made thoughts of God, and our self-made

thoughts of ourselves.

lectio mAtteRsBefore the Burning Bush

Mary Margaret Funk, OSB

96B 978-0-8146-3466-0 Hardcover, 216 pp., $19.95

Funk accompanies the reader in exploring the various levels of lectio divina,

as taught by the ancient church writers and by sharing her own experience.

By means of this wisdom both ancient and new, lectio divina can become our

burning bush, a real encounter with the living God, in which we take off our

sandals and bow to the ground.

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mARcel BReueR And A committee of tWelve PlAn A chuRchA Monastic Memoir Hilary Thimmesh, OSB

96B 978-0-9740992-7-9 Paperback, $19.95

“The genesis of one of the most important church buildings of the twentieth century is recounted with clarity and wit.”

minnesoTa hisToRy

yAhWeh’s otheR shoe

96B 978-0-9740992-2-4Paperback, $14.95

god dRoPs And loses things

96B 978-0-9740992-4-8Paperback, $11.95

WRestling With god

96B 978-0-9740992-8-6Paperback, $10.95

sWift, loRd, you ARe not

96B 978-0-9740992-0-0Paperback, $14.95

Poetry by Kilian McDonnell, OSB

“This is religious poetry in its highest form.”

SojournerS

uncommon gRAtitude

Alleluia for All That Is 96B 978-0-8146-3022-8

Hardcover, $16.95 eBook, $9.99

Benedictine dAily PRAyeR A Short Breviary

96B 978-0-8146-2833-1 Leather-like cover with

ribbons, $49.95

Benedict in the WoRldPortraits of

Monastic Oblates 96B 978-0-8146-2571-2

Paperback, $24.95

the Rule of Benedict foR

BeginneRsSpirituality for Daily Life

96B 978-0-8146-2802-7 Paperback, $11.95

seeking god The Way of St. Benedict,

Second Edition96B 978-0-8146-1388-7

Paperback, $14.95

With chRistThe Gospel under the Guidance of Saint Benedict

96B 978-0-8146-1828-8Paperback, $12.95

A life-giving WAy A Commentary on the

Rule of St. Benedict 96B 978-0-8146-2358-9

Paperback, $19.95

finding sAnctuARy

Monastic Steps for Everyday Life

96B 978-0-8146-3168-3Hardcover, 19.95

96B 978-0-8146-3263-5Paperback, $14.95

eBook, $7.99

guidelines foR oBlAtes of st. Benedict96B 978-0-8146-1869-1

Paperback, $0.90

ceRemonies foR oBlAtes of st. Benedict

Revised Edition96B 978-0-8146-1854-7

Paperback, $1.95

the oBlAte life96B 978-0-8146-3176-8

Hardcover, $29.95

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Lay oblates of St. Benedict are permitted to wear the Medal of St. Benedict instead of the small, black cloth scapular formerly worn. This medal is presented to oblate candidates during their candidacy ceremony.

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st. Benedict JuBilee medAl leAfletContains a historical sketch of the Jubilee Medal, describing its symbolism and the blessing, and the official form for the blessing of St. Benedict medals.96B 978-0-8146-1868-4 Leaflet, 8 pp., $0.90

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loveRs of the PlAceMonasticism Loose in the Church Francis Kline, OCSO Foreword by Michael Downey


“As Francis grew deeper in communion with his brothers in monastic life, he saw in each and every one he met beyond the walls a brother, a sister. And he saw each place in which they stood, every world from which they came, a precinct of epiphany.” dr. miChAel downey

From the Foreword

Previously published by Liturgical Press in 1997.

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