The Monastery of the Heart

"Chittister's new work reflects the creation of a new kind of quasi-monastic spirituality suited for the age of liberalization--and technology." --"Library Journal"
"Joan Chittister has emerged as a wisdom figure for our time. Here she takes her wise monastic tradition and takes it on the road for all to love and enjoy." --Richard Rohr, author, "The Naked Now"
"Lyrical in its prose, " The Monastery of the Heart" reads like a holy distillation of all that Joan Chittister has written to date." --Ephrem Hollermann, author, "The Reshaping of a Tradition"
"The monastic archetype is embedded in every soul . . . Joan Chittister understands and communicates this to her contemporaries with rare insight and power. Her book will help more people discover this personally." --Laurence Freeman, author, "The Selfless Self"
"This marvel of a book sings in the heart and makes the mind quiet with reverence, even as it instructs both of them with a holy gladness. "The Monastery of the Heart" is a gift to all seekers everywhere." --Phyllis Tickle, compiler, "The Divine Hours"
""Joan Chittister has emerged as a wisdom figure for our time. Here she takes her wise monastic tradition and takes it on the road for all to love and enjoy." --Richard Rohr, author, " The Naked Now
""Lyrical in its prose, "The Monastery of the Heart" reads like a holy distillation of all that Joan Chittister has written to date." --Ephrem Hollermann, author, " The Reshaping of a Tradition
""The monastic archetype is embedded in every soul . . . Joan Chittister understands and communicates this to her contemporaries with rare insight and power. Her book will help more people discover this personally." --Laurence Freeman, author", The Selfless Self
""This marvel of a book sings in the heart and makes the mind quiet with reverence, even as it instructs both of them with a holy gladness. "The Monastery of the Heart" is a gift to all seekers everywhere." --Phyllis Tickle, compiler, " The Divine Hours