Lessons from Saint Benedict: Finding Joy in Daily Life
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (572 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0983061548 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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K. Frick said A gentle book by a gentle man. Fr. Donald is an unassuming monk at St. Vincent Archabbey. As the director of Oblates (lay persons affiliated with that Benedictine monastery) he has shared his reflections and the lessons learned from his life there. This recent compilation of his letters enables those of us who don't have the opportunity to know Fr. Donald on a personal basis to profit from his wisdom. This is a book to be read in s. "Both Challenging and Compassionate" according to CGS. This book was a pleasure to read! Father Raila captures well the essence of the Holy Rule for those of us living outside of a monastery but still attracted to Benedictine ideals: The constant challenge of fidelity to the Rule and the Christian life, with all of the discipline that this requires, and also true compassion in acknowledging our common weakness and the likelihood that we will often fail to. Relevant Samuel C Webb Jr This book is a collection of writings about the Rule of St Benedict from Fr. Donald, OSB's newsletters to the Oblates of St Benedict from St Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, PA, USA. And, most relevant for todays Oblate in a modern world.
Donald writes simply, gently, and candidly" --Hugh Feiss, OSB in Cistercian Studies Quarterly . "He shows us again and again ways to recognize and eventually even overcome those things that impede our spiritual growth." --Father Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR"They are a treasury of homey, conversational, yet deeply profound, musings on various Benedictine values. He often reveals a lot about his own spiritual journey by using very specific examples from his day-to-day life and showing how he had to wrestle with the ordinary to see the sacred." --The American Monastic Newsletter"Fr
Using the 1500 year old Rule of Benedict and Benedictine spirituality as his foundation, Father Donald offers words of spiritual encouragement and guidance for persevering through the journey of daily life. Father Donald provides both serious and light-hearted examples from his own life to demonstrate how we can renew and strengthen our spirituality through the daily grind, and perhaps even find joy in the process.Some of the topics addressed include:-Anxiety -Boredom -Change -Choices -Communication -Death -Desire -Detachment -Fear -Hospitality -Humility -Loss -Materialism -Order -Patience -Rushing -Sacrifice -Stewardship -Youth. With the Gospel and Rule of Benedict as guides, Raila says, we can learn to see God's graces in every dimension of our lives, even the most seemingly mundane. Part of a collection written over twenty years, Lessons from Saint Benedict contains 26 letters written by Donald Raila, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey
He has been the Director of Oblates since 1988, and during that time has written quarterly letters to the community of Oblates and friends of Saint Vincent Archabbey. Raila, OSB, is a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Father Donald S.