Veil and Cowl

Writings from the World of Monks and Nuns

By: James B. Simpson (Editor)

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Paperback | 18 October 1999

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This thoughtful, inspiring, often humorous, and intensely spiritual collection of pieces brings together for the first time the most searching writings about an extraordinary other world. They reveal and explore the mystique of lives given totally to God, from the first stirrings of vocation to arduous novitiates, solemn professions, and works of prayer, education, and mercy. The writings shine with a spirit of selfless commitment that from the time of medieval monasteries and convents has fascinated people of every era. Among the contributors are Thomas Merton, Malcolm Muggeridge, Kathryn Hulme, Rumer Godden, Richard Selzer, Paul Horgan, Brian Moore, and Jim Bishop. The cast includes Benedictines, Cistercians, Carmelites, Dominicans, Franciscans, Jesuits, Passionists, and other unforgettable groups and personalities. The settings are those of the perpetually vowed—through all corners of convents and monasteries, or amid slums and suffering. This unusual collection offers a distinctive and rewarding perspective on the spiritual life.

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Religious Institutions & Organisations Christianity Christian Churches, Denominations, Groups Roman Catholicism Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Religious Life & Practice Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military Biographies

Fiction Modern & Contemporary Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Anthologies (non-poetry)Philosophy Religious & Spiritual Fiction

Introduction	p. 3
Preface	p. 7
Vocation
The Seven Storey Mountain	p. 13
Something Beautiful for God	p. 21
This Is My Beloved	p. 22
My First Seventy Years	p. 24
Beginnings
A Touch of Radiance	p. 29
Postulancy	p. 31
I Was a Monk	p. 33
The Courage to Choose	p. 36
Vowed
I Leap Over the Wall	p. 51
The Nun, the Superman, and the Infidel	p. 55
No Two Alike	p. 61
Taking the World in for Repairs	p. 64
Mother Jane Margaret, CSMV	p. 82
Retrospect
Stars in His Crown	p. 89
Naught for Your Comfort	p. 92
With Love and Laughter	p. 94
Jewel Within a Casket	p. 99
Sister Says	p. 103
Portraits
Convent Scenes	p. 109
Benedictine and Moor	p. 113
Mother Maribel of Wantage	p. 114
Migrations in Solitude	p. 123
Black Swans	p. 125
James Gould Cozzens: A Life Apart	p. 128
Hospital: A Meditation	p. 132
Changing Habits	p. 136
Cameos
Against All Reason	p. 147
Three Graces	p. 149
Nun	p. 152
Mother Catherine Thomas, Mary McCarran with Ruth Montgomery, Rumer Godden, Barbara and Grey Villet, Sister Maryanna, Mort Young, Robert Cecil Mortimer, Sister Louise Sharum, Joe Starkey, Alice Walker, Monica Furlong, Gisberto Martelli	p. 154
Fiction
The Celebrant	p. 161
Black Narcissus	p. 167
Black Robe	p. 177
Mariette in Ecstasy	p. 190
This House of Brede	p. 196
Little Moon of Alban	p. 199
The Nun's Story	p. 208
Short Stories
The Surgeon and the Nun	p. 219
Fight for Sister Joe	p. 234
Jubilee at Baysweek	p. 243
Index	p. 259
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