Making a Heart for God (Hardcover)

Dianne Aprile

ISBN 10: 1683361857 / ISBN 13: 9781683361855

Editore: Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock, 2000

Hardcover. The monastic experience demystifiedan essential guide to what its like to spend a week inside a Catholic monastery.A life of quiet, work and prayer, monasticism has been a part of the Christian spiritual tradition for over 1,700 years, and it remains very much alive today. This book offers you a personal encounter with daily life inside the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, as you might encounter it on a one-week retreat. Including a detailed guide to the monastic places in North America that receive visitors, as well as a detailed glossary, Making a Heart for God is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in learning about monastic spiritualityand it is also the perfect preparation for your first retreat experience.Whether youre simply curious about whats behind the mystery, or interested in experiencing it firsthand, this is the ideal handbook.Also included are a helpful glossary of terms and a listing of monasteries throughout North America that receive visitors. The monastic experience demystified an essential guide to what it's like to spend a week inside a Catholic monastery. This book offers you a personal encounter with daily life inside the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, as you might encounter it on a one-week retreat." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781683361855

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The monastic experience demystifiedan essential guide to what its like to spend a week inside a Catholic monastery.

A life of quiet, work and prayer, monasticism has been a part of the Christian spiritual tradition for over 1,700 years, and it remains very much alive today. This book offers you a personal encounter with daily life inside the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, as you might encounter it on a one-week retreat. Including a detailed guide to the monastic places in North America that receive visitors, as well as a detailed glossary, Making a Heart for God is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in learning about monastic spiritualityand it is also the perfect preparation for your first retreat experience.

Whether youre simply curious about whats behind the mystery, or interested in experiencing it firsthand, this is the ideal handbook.

Also included are a helpful glossary of terms and a listing of monasteries throughout North America that receive visitors.

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Titolo: Making a Heart for God (Hardcover)
Casa editrice: Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: new