Making a Heart for God

A Week Inside a Catholic Monastery

By: Dianne Aprile, Patrick Hart, OCSO

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Hardcover | 1 January 2002

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The monastic experience demystified—an essential guide to what it's like to spend a week inside a Catholic monastery.

A life of quiet, work and prayer, monasticism has been a part of the Christian spiritual tradition for over 1,700 years, and it remains very much alive today. This book offers you a personal encounter with daily life inside the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, as you might encounter it on a one-week retreat. Including a detailed guide to the monastic places in North America that receive visitors, as well as a detailed glossary, Making a Heart for God is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in learning about monastic spirituality—and it is also the perfect preparation for your first retreat experience.

Whether you're simply curious about what's behind the mystery, or interested in experiencing it firsthand, this is the ideal handbook.

Also included are a helpful glossary of terms and a listing of monasteries throughout North America that receive visitors.

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Christianity Christian Churches, Denominations, Groups Roman Catholicism Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Worship Prayer Mind, Body, Spirit Christian Institutions & Organisations Christian Communities & Monasticism Spirituality & Religious Experience

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Step by Step, the Journey Begins	p. 3
An Out-of-the-Way Place: Respite from a Harried World	p. 13
A Space of Liberty: Observing Life Inside the Walls	p. 31
The Less-Traveled Road: What It's Like to Become a Monk	p. 54
Daily Work: By the Labor of Their Hands	p. 77
A Gift of Simplicity: The Freedom to Be	p. 101
Together in Solitude: The Experience of Community	p. 114
Welcoming the Stranger: Social Life	p. 132
Saying Goodbye: Fruits of the Experience	p. 147
A Monk's Day at a Glance	p. 161
The Monastic Family Tree	p. 163
Recommended Reading	p. 164
Catholic Monasteries That Receive Retreatants	p. 167
Glossary	p. 184
About SkyLight Paths	p. 198
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