Secret of the Heart

"Considers that through immersion in monastic life, at the level of the heart, persons enter into contact with the mystery of Christ and give birth to spiritual being; discusses prayer and lectio divina"--Provided by publisher.

"The Secret" shared by Jean-Marie Howe, retired abbess of the Cistercian Abbey of the Assomption de l'Acadie in New Brunswick, is that through immersion in monastic life, men and women enter into contact with the Mystery of Christ, a contact which takes place at the level of the heart and gives birth to spiritual being. To explain this transformation, which applies not only to monastics but to all Christians who take serious the spiritual life, she discusses the disciplines of prayer and the lectio divina, holy reading which feeds prayer. First presented as a retreat to monks, these reflections draw not only on the traditions of monastic life, but on modern literature and films, and demonstrate the universality of the movement of the heart towards God.

General

ISBN		9780879070021
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Cistercian Pubns
Pages		78
List Price		$12.95
Author		Howe, Jean-marie
Publication Date		09/30/2005
Release Status		In Print
Format		Paperback
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 8.25 Inches (US) Width: 5.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.25 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 0.25 Pounds (US)
Series		Monastic Wisdom
Contributions		Louf, Andre