A Monk's Alphabet: Moments of Stillness in a Turning World

From the time of the desert fathers to our own "post-Christian" age, the literature of monastic wisdom has provided inspiration for those of us who lead ordinary lives in the world. Father Jeremy Driscoll, a poet and theologian who is also a Benedictine monk, brings the genre into the twenty-first century with this exquisitely written collection of reflections on life from a monastic perspective. Whether reflecting on the details of the cloistered life, or observing the weirdness of American culture, explaining a fine point of Catholic theology to a child, or meditating on the flight of a seagull over the glittering ocean at sunrise, Fr. Jeremy's voice both enchants and provokes us to further contemplation. The 187 meditations are arranged by short titles in alphabetical order to emphasize that the reader should approach them in random fashion, without preconceived ideas, in order to be open to where they lead the heart and mind.

Author: Jeremy Driscoll
Publisher: New Seeds
Published: 12/11/2007
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.84w x 0.59d
ISBN13: 9781590304624
ISBN10: 1590304624
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | General
- Religion | Devotional
- Religion | Christianity | General

About the Author
Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B., is a priest and monk of Mount Angel Abbey, St. Benedict, Oregon. He is a professor of theology at Mount Angel Seminary and at the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant' Anselmo in Rome. He is the author of several books of theology and poetry.