978-1-57075-878-2 Illuminated Life Monastic Wisdom for Seekers of Light
by
Joan Chittister
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144 pp.
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"Life is not an exercise to be endured. It is a mystery to be unfolded. Life
comes from the living of it."
In this dictionary of monastic wisdom, Joan Chittister offers an A-Z of how to "be in the world, but not of the world." In her inimitable style, she eschews the quick fix in favor of a solid spiritual direction that has stood the test of time.
Each chapter is devoted to a letter that illuminates a spiritual quality to be cultivated, from Awareness to Zeal, Community to Interiority, Enlightenment to Yearning—and many more. Every illumination opens with a story from the desert mystics, and then segues into a practical application of that value to our tumultuous times.
Readers hungry for ancient wisdom that is ever new will find it in abundance in Illuminated Life.
Joan Chittister, OSB, is the founder and Executive Director of BENETVISION: A Resource Center for Contemporary Spirituality. She is author of many bestselling books, including The Gift of Years, The Ten Commandments, A Passion for Life, and There Is a Season.
