Benedictine Spirituality for Contemporary Seekers
Benedictine Spirituality for Contemporary Seekers
Five Session Book Club Discussion
Sept 6 - December 6 at 10-12pm ET
Are you called to live Benedictine spirituality anew today? This is for you.
Within each of us, there is a Monastery of the Heart to cultivate. But how do we truly embrace the fullness and possibility of such a heart? Joan Chittister’s book, The Monastery of the Heart, is our “guide and invitation” for this search of a lifetime.
Join us over three months and five sessions as we dive into the call at the heart of our online movement of seekers. This book club will offer soul-searching conversation and heart-felt connection as we explore themes of Benedictine spirituality including the practices and the promises, the values and the visions, that make up the monastic life for each of us today.
New Monasteries of the Heart members and long-time seekers alike will explore the pillars of the tradition and renew a commitment to their monastic hearts. In one community brought together regularly, participants will experience the formation that is uniquely possible in this “monastery without walls,” our monastery beyond borders.
This will be facilitated by Katie Gordon, with guest teachings from Benedictine Sisters of Erie. In individual reflection and collective practice, in small and large group discussion, we will learn from one another what it means to be a Monastery of the Heart in our world.
Overview of Sessions
September 6 - Session 1: Our Search (1 - 20)
September 27 - Session 2: Our Interior Life (21-42)
October 18 - Session 3: Our Community (43 - 66)
November 8 - Session 4: Our Service (67 - 90)
December 6 - Session 5: Our Promises & Spiritual Growth (91 - 130)