pickThis is either one of the best books I‘ve read on the Christian practice of contemplation—or I read it at exactly the right time. Or both. It made connections between contemplation and the fruit of the practice in ways that clicked for me. I‘ve found contemplation to be an exercise in trust & letting go. Laird‘s descriptions of the journey into silence dovetailed with that experience—it resonated deeply. I‘m so glad I read it at the time I did.
Recent acquisitions:
📖 Keep the the Faith, Change the Church: The Battle by Catholics for the Soul of their Church by James E. Muller & Charles Kenney
📖 Butler's Lives of the Saints (Concise Edition Revised and Updated) edited by Michael Walsh
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pickIf you like Thich Nhat Hanh or Eckhart Tollé, you may enjoy this. I‘m open to all ideas concerning spirituality and/or reality awareness—though the authors may use different descriptive terms, there are always some meaningful concepts to glean from it. Rohr has many good points that focus on contemplation, transformation, grace, liminality, kinesthetic ‘knowing‘, self acceptance, moral development, and so much more…
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I'm glad I read this as an influential historical document, but wow! Despite my strict religious upbringing and lifelong fascination with Christian monasticism, I was somehow not prepared for just how authoritarian Benedict's Rule would be.
I was looking for a short book on my shelves to plug the gap before I can get my library hold, and found this, which my mother bought before she lapsed in her 20s, but still kept all her life. And thought, why not? I need books from Vatican for my Global Challenge. I have been thinking about birth control recently b/c the topic is in the news again (unfortunately), and I have just finished a novel by Marguerite Duras who was a pro-choice activist.
so-soThis came highly suggested in a Google search. While I‘ve reconnected with my faith, That wasn‘t the draw. Just trying to learn to be a more present, less anxious and triggered mom. Just out here trying to break generational trauma- no easy task. This was honestly only ok. Pretty mediocre as parenting books go.
pickFinished this one on the beach today and loved it. It‘s about nuns and their various social justice initiatives. I‘ve been pretty heavily involved with an environmental ministry this year and I am going to recommend all my tree hugger ladies read this empowering and motivating book.
(Beach is Cumberland National Seashore in Georgia. So worth the logistics involved!)
pickSaw this recommended a bunch. Engaging and pretty solid.
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