Chittister, one of America's best-known spiritual voices and the bestselling author of The Gift of Years, offers today's seekers a beautiful and practical guide to Benedictine spirituality--an invitation to embrace the sacred in the everyday.yday.
Chittister, one of America's best-known spiritual voices and the bestselling author of The Gift of Years, offers today's seekers a beautiful and practical guide to Benedictine spirituality--an invitation to embrace the sacred in the everyday.yday.
JOAN CHITTISTER is an internationally known author and lecturer, and the executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality. She has received numerous awards for her work for justice, peace, and equality. She currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women. Her books include The Friendship of Women , Two Dogs and a Parrot, and the bestseller The Gift of Years.
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Introduction OUR SEARCH 1. A Seeker's Path 2. A Gentle Invitation 3. A Single Vision OUR INTERIOR LIFE 4. Prayer 5. Silence 6. Prayerful Reading 7. Retreat and Reflection OUR COMMUNITY 8. Mutuality 9. Equality 10. Spiritual Guidance and Counsel 11. Sufficiency and Sharing 12. Nourishment OUR SERVICE 13. Good Work 14. Co-Creation 15. Loving Care 16. Responsibility 17. Hospitality OUR PROMISE 18. A Listening Heart 19. Conversion of Heart 20. Stability of Heart OUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 21. Humility 22. Spiritual Tools 23. Sacred Art 24. Good Zeal 25. Peace Epilogue
