Thomas Merton And The Celts

Author : Monica R. Weis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781498278447

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Thomas Merton and the Celts by Monica R. Weis Pdf

Thomas Merton and the Celts offers a new lens through which to view Merton's li fe and spirituality. By examining unpublished letters, notebooks, and taped conferences for the Trappist novices--previously unavailable to the general reader--the author breaks new ground in Merton studies, revealing Merton's growing fascination with his Welsh ancestry, Celtic monasticism, and early Irish hermit poetry. Merton, having immersed himself in reading about Celtic Christianity--not just about liturgy, but about household rituals, illuminated manuscripts, high crosses, and hermit poetry as well--recognized in these ancient hermits who lived on "water and herbs," experienced kinship with creatures, and wrote poems about the birds a mirror of his own desires. Indeed, in a profound way and at a deep level, Merton discovered himself in Celtic Christianity.

Author : Monica R. Weis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781498278454

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Thomas Merton and the Celts by Monica R. Weis Pdf

Thomas Merton and the Celts offers a new lens through which to view Merton's life and spirituality. By examining unpublished letters, notebooks, and taped conferences for the Trappist novices--previously unavailable to the general reader--the author breaks new ground in Merton studies, revealing Merton's growing fascination with his Welsh ancestry, Celtic monasticism, and early Irish hermit poetry. Merton, having immersed himself in reading about Celtic Christianity--not just about liturgy, but about household rituals, illuminated manuscripts, high crosses, and hermit poetry as well--recognized in these ancient hermits who lived on "water and herbs," experienced kinship with creatures, and wrote poems about the birds a mirror of his own desires. Indeed, in a profound way and at a deep level, Merton discovered himself in Celtic Christianity.

Author : The Northumbria Community
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780007378746

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Celtic Daily Prayer by The Northumbria Community Pdf

Morning, Midday and Evening Prayer and Complies with Meditations for the day and four years of Daily Readings from Books 1 and 2.

Author : Monica Weis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780813130156

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The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton by Monica Weis Pdf

Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton’s life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings. Throughout his life, Merton’s study of the natural world shaped his spirituality in profound ways, and he was one of the first writers to raise concern about ecological issues that have become critical in recent years. In The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton, author Monica Weis suggests that Merton’s interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. Tracing Merton’s awareness of the natural world from his childhood to the final years of his life, Weis explores his deepening sense of place and desire for solitude, his love and responsibility for all living things, and his evolving ecological awareness.

Author : Monica Weis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813157450

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Thomas Merton's Gethsemani by Monica Weis Pdf

For twenty-seven years, renowned and beloved monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) belonged to Our Lady of Gethsemani, a Trappist monastery established in 1848 amid the hills and valleys near Bardstown, Kentucky. In Thomas Merton's Gethsemani, dramatic black-and-white photographs by Harry L. Hinkle and artful text by Merton scholar Monica Weis converge in a unique experience for lovers of Merton. Hinkle was allowed unprecedented access to many areas inside the monastery and on its grounds that are generally restricted. His photographs invite the reader to experience the various knobs, lakes, woods, and hermitages Merton sought out for times of solitude and contemplation and for reading and writing. These unique images, each accompanied by a passage from Merton's writings, evoke personal reflection and a deeper understanding of how and why Merton came to recognize himself as a part of his Kentucky landscape. Woven throughout the book, Weis's text explores Merton's fascination with nature not only at Gethsemani, but during his early childhood, throughout his spiritual conversion to Roman Catholicism, and while a member of the Trappist community. She examines how Merton's lifelong interaction with nature subtly revealed and informed his profound spiritual experiences and his writing about contemplation. Thomas Merton's Gethsemani replicates Merton's path on his solitary hikes in the woods and conveys the wonder of the landscapes that inspired him.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781594733024

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Celtic Christian Spirituality by Anonim Pdf

The Celtic Christians beheld the world around them and perceived the divine life of God as upholding every aspect of the material universe. Their prayers and poems, their liturgies and theological interpretations give Christians a sense of faith that is confident in a merciful and infinitely creative, healing God.

Author : John Michael Talbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 148356004X

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Monk Dynasty by John Michael Talbot Pdf

Do you need more of "God alone" in your life? Do you need more solitude and silence in the midst of this crazy modern world? Do you need some support from like-minded folks also called to this way of life? If so, you've found the right book!The whimsical title of this little book is "Monk Dynasty" but the content is a serious understanding of monastic history in a way that is informative, fun, and engaging for everyone who reads it.Written by the founder of a new, integrated monastic community who has lived the monastic life for nearly 40 years, the lessons presented, from the past and the present, will help you follow Jesus more completely in the midst of this crazy, modern world.

Author : Victoria Loorz
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506469652

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Church of the Wild by Victoria Loorz Pdf

2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Religion / Spirituality of Western Thought" CategoryWinner of the Living Now Book Award, Church of the Wild reminds us that once upon a time, humans lived in an intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the dominant church or unfulfilled by traditional expressions of faith, many of us long for a deeper spirituality. Victoria Loorz certainly did. Coping with an unraveling vocation, identity, and planet, Loorz turned to the wanderings of spiritual leaders and the sanctuary of the natural world, eventually cofounding the Wild Church Network and Seminary of the Wild. With an ecospiritual lens on biblical narratives and a fresh look at a community larger than our own species, Church of the Wild uncovers the wild roots of faith and helps us deepen our commitment to a suffering earth by falling in love with it--and calling it church. Through mystical encounters with wild deer, whispers from a scrubby oak tree, wordless conversation with a cougar, and more, Loorz helps us connect to a love that literally holds the world together--a love that calls us into communion with all creatures.

Author : Kelly Deutsch
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1791954278

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Spiritual Wanderlust: The Field Guide to Deep Desire by Kelly Deutsch Pdf

"The way Kelly unfolds our interior experience is so rich, so insightful, so revealing, it brought a lump to my throat. I found myself saying 'YES - that's it!'" - From the Foreword by Christopher West, author of Fill These Hearts: God, Sex, and the Universal Longing "This book is a must-read for everyone who aches to live with meaning." - Richard Rohr, OFM, author of Falling Upward Spiritual Wanderlust is a field guide for anyone who's experienced undefinable longing. You know-that ache for something authentic and REAL, crackling with life. Perhaps, like many of us, you have spent hours meditating, devouring books, or traveling the world in the hopes of tasting it. In this book, spiritual coach Kelly Deutsch invites you to venture deeper than you've ever gone before. Calling on the wisdom of two mystics, Augustine and John of the Cross, she'll help you locate the path to the Great Unknown we so desperately desire. With refreshing spark, wit, and vulnerability, she'll show you: Where this longing comes from How to hear what it is saying Why desire teases us with the already-but-not-yet How it opens us up to receive the divine What to do with your desires "in the meantime" Caution: only embark on this journey if you're prepared for some sore spiritual muscles, amazing vistas, and real interior challenge. Recommended gear: curiosity, loose limbs, and above all, unquenchable desire.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781429944007

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Mystics and Zen Masters by Thomas Merton Pdf

Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy and living participation from within. "All these studies," wrote Merton, "are united by one central concern: to understand various ways in which men of different traditions have conceived the meaning and method of the 'way' which leads to the highest levels of religious or of metaphysical awareness."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015105953890

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The American Benedictine Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Esther De Waal
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781848256873

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The Celtic Way of Prayer by Esther De Waal Pdf

Esther de Waal's classic guide to Celtic spirituality shows how its rich literary traditions and earthy realism can speak to the toughness and challenges of our own world. Avoiding sentimentality , she presents a spirituality that can be lived with honesty, commitment and truthfulness.

Author : Thomas William Rolleston
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783732678303

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Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race by Thomas William Rolleston Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race by Thomas William Rolleston

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12
Category : Christian biography
ISBN : 028107366X

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The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton Pdf

This title tells the story of Thomas Merton's search for faith and peace in a world which first fascinated and then appalled him. It is written with the profound insight of a man who has seen himself clearly.

Author : John Philip Newell
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594735424

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The Rebirthing of God by John Philip Newell Pdf

Dare to imagine a new birth from deep within Christianity, a fresh stirring of the Spirit. “The walls of Western Christianity are collapsing. In many parts of the West that collapse can only be described as seismic.... There are three main responses or reactions to this collapse. The first is to deny that it is happening. The second is to frantically try to shore up the foundations of the old thing. The third, which I invite us into, is to ask what is trying to be born that requires a radical reorientation of our vision. What is the new thing that is trying to emerge from deep within us and from deep within the collective soul of Christianity?” —from the Introduction In the midst of dramatic changes in Western Christianity, internationally respected spiritual leader, peacemaker and scholar John Philip Newell offers the hope of a fresh stirring of the Spirit among us. He invites us to be part of a new holy birth of sacred living. Speaking directly to the heart of Christians—those within the well-defined bounds of Christian practice and those on the disenchanted edges—as well as to the faithful and seekers of other traditions, he explores eight major features of a new birthing of Christianity: Coming back into relationship with the Earth as sacred Reconnecting with compassion as the ground of true relationship Celebrating the Light that is at the heart of all life Reverencing the wisdom of other religious traditions Rediscovering spiritual practice as the basis for transformation Living the way of nonviolence among nations Looking to the unconscious as the wellspring of new vision Following love as the seed-force of new birth in our lives and world