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Being Still: Reflections on an Ancient Mystical Tradition
Jean-Yves Leloup
For more than fifteen hundred years Christianity has cultivated a rich and varied teaching on the practice of
stillness and inner calm. Here we can find answers to the contemporary psychological struggle for inner peace. In
a fresh and engaging reading of this ancient contemplative spirituality, Jean-Yves Leloup explores the writings of
many spiritual masters from across the centuries. In particular he focuses on the Desert Fathers:
the fourth-
century monk Evagrius, St. John Cassian,
and
the anonymous 19th-century author of
The Way of
the
Pilgrim
.
Drawn from the experience of the monasteries of Sinai and Mount Athos, here is a clear and practical presentation of the
spiritual art of arts: stillness in the face of interior pain and confusion.
ISBN: 978-0-85244-537-2
141 pages
Was – $27.99
Now – $25
The Desert Fathers: Saint Anthony And The Beginnings Of Monasticism
Peter H. Gorg
In the late third century, more and more people withdrew to the radical seclusion of the desert so as to live
entirely for God under the direction of a spiritual father. Among these "Desert Fathers" one figure is especially
preeminent: Saint Anthony the Hermit. This book starts with the hour when monasticism was born and
describes the life of those revolutionary Christians who sought God in the Egyptian desert. The focus is the life
and work of Saint Anthony. The second half of the book presents other Desert Fathers, such as:
Paul of
Thebes, Pachomius and Simeon Stylites,
as well as the great founders of the monastic communities in Western Europe who
were inspired by them:
John Cassian, Columban
and
Benedict.
ISBN: 978-1-58617-445-3
174 pages
Was – $33.90
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The Desert Fathers: Sayings Of The Early Christian Monks
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine and Syria.
In contrast to the formalized and official theology of the "Founding Fathers" of the Church, they were ordinary
Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer and poverty in direct
and simple response to the gospel. First recorded in the fourth century, their sayings—consisting of spiritual
advice, anecdotes, parables, and reflections on life—influenced the rule of St. Benedict, set the pattern for
Western monasticism, and have inspired centuries of ordinary Christians living ‘in the world’, poetry, opera and
art. Organized around key themes:
Charity, Fortitude, Lust, Patience, Prayer, Self-control
and
Visions.
ISBN: 978-0-14044-731-6
240 pages
Was – $17.00
Now – $15
The Desert and the Market Place: The Letters, Journals and Writings of Ursula Fleming
Edited by Anne Fleming
In this collection of Ursula Fleming's writings, letters and private journals, we see the emergence of a spiritual
thinker of rare practicality and originality. Her struggle to lead a life that did not shrink from engaging in the
world, but which nonetheless looked beyond it, marks her out as an important role model for ordinary men and
women who are themselves wrestling with the conflicting demands of the here and hereafter.
ISBN: 978-0-85244-289-0
232 pages
Was – $19.95
Now – $15
Charles De Foucauld
Jean-Jacques Antier
The popularity of Charles de Foucauld continues to spread around the globe. Unknown during his lifetime as a
solitary monk in the Sahara Desert, and assassinated by bandits in 1916, this former French playboy had a
radical conversion to Christ that compelled him to live a deeply ascetical religious life that has had a great impact
on the world since his death. This definitive biography is the fruit of his exhaustive research on the writings and
correspondence this “personality of fire". Illustrated.
ISBN: 978-0-89870-756-4
359 pages
Was – $35.95
Now – $30