Osb: 110 books
The Lives of Monastic Reformers 2
Abbot Vitalis of Savigny, Abbot Godfrey of Savigny, Peter of Avranches, and Blessed Hamo
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
This volume offers translations of the twelfth-century Latin vitae of four monks of the Monastery of Savigny: Abbot Vitalis, Abbot Godfrey, Peter of Avranches, and Blessed Hamo. Founded in 1113 by Vitalis of Mortain, an influential hermit-preacher, Savigny expanded to a congregation of thirty monasteries...
The Radical Christian Life
A Year with Saint Benedict
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Very little in this world stays fresh and life-giving for 1,500 years. But when that happens we should ask ourselves why and what that had to do with us.
In this book, The Radical Christian Life: A Year with Saint Benedict, Joan Chittister encourages us to look at that question. In an introductory...
The Liturgical Year
Sundays Two to Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time (vol. 3)
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
When Adrien Nocent's The Liturgical Year was published in the 1970s, it was the very first comprehensive commentary on the three-year lectionary in relation to the Sacramentary/Missal as these were revised following the Second Vatican Council. Expressed on nearly every page was Nocent's conviction...
Pillars Of Community
Four Rules of Pre-Benedictine Monastic Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Remain in me, as I remain in you.
Jesus ' disciples are given this command in John's gospel, and it is a command that extends to every one of his followers, including us. We deepen this mutual indwelling 'we in Christ and Christ in us 'each Sunday through the word and at the tale.
In...
Advent to Pentecost
Comparing the Seasons in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Since 2007, use of the Roman Missal of 1962 has been broadly permitted within the church. This creates, in effect, two liturgical years running concurrently. In Advent to Pentecost, Abbot Patrick Regan compares the prayers and prefaces, readings and rubrics, calendar and chants of the 1962 Missal...
Icons in the Western Church
Toward a More Sacramental Encounter
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Within the Eastern tradition of Christianity, the eikon, or religious image, has long held a place of honor. In the greater part of Western Christianity, however, discomfort with images in worship, both statues and panel icons, has been a relatively common current, particularly since the Reformation....
Saint Columban
His Life, Rule, and Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Saint Columban: His Life, Rule, and Legacy contains a new English translation of a commentary on the entire Rule of Columban. Columban was a sixth-century Irish monk who compiled a written rule of life for the three monasteries he founded in France: Anegray, Luxeuil, and Fontaines. This volume also...
Benedict's Rule
A Translation and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Benedict's Rule: A Translation and Commentary is the first line-by-line exegesis of the entire Rule of Benedict written originally in English. This full commentary - predominately a literary and historical criticism - is based on and includes a new translation and is accompanied by essays on Benedict's...
by Mark O'Keefe OSB
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
The Way of Transformation is a play on the title of St. Teresa’s classic The Way of Perfection. Written for her Discalced Carmelite nuns, it is nonetheless considered Teresa’s “operations manual” for anyone genuinely committed to the spiritual life. But by “perfection”...
The Shape of Baptism
The Rite of Christian Initiation
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
After revealing the genesis of the Roman tradition of initiation, Kavanagh moves on to the tensions between traditional practice and the need for change. He stresses the Church's ongoing need to focus its efforts on its main concern - the initiation of new members.
Letting Go and Letting God
21 Centuries of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Our lives are weaved together by God. Throughout the centuries, saints have responded to God's call, and they continue to serve as models for us as we strive to be faithful disciples of Jesus. In Letting Go and Letting God, Kathleen Atkinson features one person from each century who attempted to listen...
by Jerome Kodell OSB
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
A fiery preacher and humble servant to the coming kingdom of God, John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus. Three gospel passages capture his message and its meaning and invite us to make way for Jesus in our hearts and in our world.
40 Days and 40 Ways
Daily Meditations for Lent - Year A
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
During Lent the Church puts before us special readings for each day, helping us to prepare for the great events of Holy Week, which culminates with the resurrection of Our Lord. Using insights from a lifetime of scriptural scholarship Henry Wansbrough uses these readings to provide timeless and inspiring...
by Konrad Schaefer OSB
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
The psalms are masterful poems that echo the tenors of community life and worship as they project the scope of the human drama from lament to praise. They chart a profound and vital relationship with God, with all the ups and downs that this relationship implies. Konrad Schaefer's concise commentary...