How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job An Invitation to Oblate Life

Name: How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job An Invitation to Oblate Life
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ISBN: 9781557254498

ISBN-10: 1557254494

ISBN-13: 9781557254498

Edition: 2006

Authors: Benet Tvedten

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There are at least ten thousand oblates in the United States today (no one knows for sure how many), and each of them is connected in meaningful ways to a monastery or abbey. Most oblates are ordinary lay people from various Christian traditions. They are linked together by a common appreciation for the Rule of St. Benedict. Originally written for monks, its principles may be applied by everyone else, and in today's hectic, changing world, being an oblate offers a rich spiritual connection to the stability and wisdom of monastic life. This essential guide explains how people who live and work in "the world" are still invited to live and practice their spirituality like monks.

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List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Paraclete Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 119
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Introduction



St. Benedict and Benedictine Spirituality


What Is Benedictine Spirituality?


Seeking and Finding God Today and Every Day


"Running" According to the Rule



Benedictine Values for Daily Living


Climbing the Ladder


Benedictine Ways of Behaving


Peace and Justice


Hospitality



Being an Oblate


Origins of the Oblates


The Calling to Oblation


Conversion and Stability


Five Simple Guidelines for Oblates


The Value of Oblates to a Monastic Community


Conclusion: The Oblate's Prayer


Acknowledgments


Sources


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