Category: Refectory Book

Feb 14 – Guerric of Igny

February 23, 2018

Blessed Guerric of Igny Today, to mark the beginning of Lent, we read Blessed Guerric of Igny’s “Sermon for the Saturday of the Second Week of Lent.” At the conclusion of the sermon we will resume the reading of The Spirituality of St. Paul: A Call to Imitation by Frank J. Matera, S.J.

from Rule of St. Benedict: Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Guerric of Igny. Liturgical Sermons. Cistercian Fathers Series Vol. 8,  Spencer, Massachusetts: Cistercian Publications, 1970.

Feb 1 – The Spirituality of St Paul

February 21, 2018

Spirituality of St. Paul by Frank J. Matera Today we completed the mealtime reading of “Aspects of Monastic Formation in the Light of Contemporary Challenges” by Fr. Michael Casey, OCSO. Our new refectory reading is The Spirituality of St. Paul: A Call to Imitation by Frank J. Matera, S.J.

from Rule of St. Benedict: Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Matera, Frank J. The Spirituality of Saint Paul: A Call to Imitation. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2017.
Previous Reading
Casey, Michael. “Aspects of Monastic Formation in the Light of Contemporary Challenges.” Tjurunga, 2017.

Jan 29 – Aspects of Formation

February 14, 2018

Michael Casey OCSOToday we completed the mealtime reading of Dante by R.W.B. Lewis. Our new refectory reading is “Aspects of Monastic Formation in the Light of Contemporary Challenges” by Fr. Michael Casey, OCSO.

from Rule of St. Benedict: Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Casey, Michael. “Aspects of Monastic Formation in the Light of Contemporary Challenges.” Tjurunga, 2017.
Previous Reading
Lewis, R W B. Dante. A Penguin Life. New York: Lipper/Viking, 2001.

Jan 4 – Dante

January 23, 2018

Dante by R.W.B. LewisToday we completed the mealtime reading of “Evangelizing the Nones” by Bishop Robert Barron. Our new refectory book is Dante by R.W.B. Lewis.

from Rule of St. Benedict : Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Lewis, R W B. Dante. A Penguin Life. New York: Lipper/Viking, 2001.
Previous Reading
Barron, Robert. “Evangelizing the Nones.” First Things, January 2018. https://www.firstthings.com/article/2018/01/evangelizing-the-nones (accessed December 31, 2017).

Dec 31 – Evangelizing the Nones

January 11, 2018

First Things January 2018 Today we completed the mealtime reading of The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher. Our new refectory reading is the 2017 Erasmus Lecture titled “Evangelizing the Nones” by Bishop Robert Barron sponsored by First Things magazine.

from Rule of St. Benedict : Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Barron, Robert. “Evangelizing the Nones.” First Things, January 2018. https://www.firstthings.com/article/2018/01/evangelizing-the-nones (accessed December 31, 2017).
Previous Reading
Dreher, Rod. The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation. New York, New York: Sentinel, 2017.

Nov 16 – The Benedict Option

December 1, 2017

The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher Today we completed the mealtime reading of Reclaiming Humility by Jane Foulcher. Our new refectory book is The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher.

from Rule of St. Benedict : Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Dreher, Rod. The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation. New York, New York: Sentinel, 2017.
Previous Reading
Foulcher, Jane. Reclaiming Humility: Four Studies in the Monastic Tradition, Cistercian Studies Series:255. Collegeville, Minnesota: Cistercian Publications, 2015.

Sept 25 – Reclaiming Humility

October 10, 2017

Reclaiming Humility by Jane Foulcher Today we completed the mealtime reading of Martin Luther by Martin Marty. Our new refectory book is Reclaiming Humility by Jane Foulcher.

from Rule of St. Benedict : Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Foulcher, Jane. Reclaiming Humility: Four Studies in the Monastic Tradition, Cistercian Studies Series:255. Collegeville, Minnesota: Cistercian Publications, 2015.
Previous Reading
Marty, Martin E. Martin Luther. A Penguin Life. New York: Viking Penguin, 2004.

 

 

August 31 – Martin Luther

September 16, 2017

Martin Luther by Martin Marty Today we completed the mealtime reading of The Road to Character by David Brooks. Our new refectory book will be Martin Luther by Martin Marty.

from Rule of St. Benedict : Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Marty, Martin E. Martin Luther. A Penguin Life. New York: Viking Penguin, 2004.
Previous Reading
Brooks, David. The Road to Character. New York: Random House, 2015.

 

 

August 19 – Vocation Ministry With Vitality

September 14, 2017

Horizon Journal of the National Religious Vocation ConferenceToday we suspended our refectory reading of The Road to Character by David Brooks. For the next few days we will be reading selected articles from Horizon: Journal of the National Religious Vocation Conference.

from Rule of St. Benedict : Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading

Horizon: Journal of the National Religious Vocation Conference 42, no. 3 (Summer 2017)

Previous Reading

Brooks, David. The Road to Character. New York: Random House, 2015.

 

June 26 – The Road to Character

July 25, 2017

The Road to Character by David Brooks On Monday the community completed the mealtime reading of Flowers in the Desert: A Spirituality of the Bible by Demetrius Dumm. Our new refectory book will be The Road to Character by David Brooks.

Prior to beginning the new book we are reading several articles from the Spring 2017 edition of Catholic Rural Life : Eating is a Moral Act – Restoring Right Relationships with Food and Land. Catholic Rural Life Spring 2017

from Rule of St. Benedict : Chapter 38. The Reader for the Week

Reading will always accompany the meals of the brothers.

References
Current Reading
Brooks, David. The Road to Character. New York: Random House, 2015.
Previous Reading
Dumm, Demetrius. Flowers in the Desert: A Spirituality of the Bible. New York: Paulist Press, 1987.