Katharine Le Mée
"This is a wonderfully nourishing book full of honest and inspired insights. It gathers the essence of Benedictine life, chronicled by those who have lived it and who know it best. Readers will find warmth, clarity, and a spark of the divine in these lives."
author, The Benedictine Gift to Music
Esther De Waal
"Here is a portrait gallery of thirty men and women as they look back over long and varied lives-lives shaped by the Rule of St. Benedict. They speak of what that means with a clarity and an insight which will delight readers and at the same time encourage and inspire."
author, Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict
Laura Swan
"This book is a tool for our lectio in pondering what our elders would have us hear. It is a gift from heart to heart."
author, The Forgotten Desert Mothers
Brother Benet Tvedten
"This is a beautiful book. Anyone who gazes upon the faces of these women and men and reads their stories will appreciate the wisdom that is imparted by elders who never strayed from the path prepared by St. Benedict."
author, The View from a Monastery
Katharine Le Mee
This is a wonderfully nourishing book full of honest and inspired insights. It gathers the essence of Benedictine life, chronicled by those who have lived it and who know it best. Readers will find warmth, clarity, and a spark of the divine in these lives.
James Finley
"Here is a rare opportunity to sit in the presence of thirty Benedictine elders, as each tells the story of their life in the monastery. The wisdom passed on to us is a call to learn to be the awake, compassionate human being that God calls each of us to be."
author, Christian Meditation