Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living ~ 15th Anniversary Edition
by John McQuistin II / Forward by Phyllis Tickle
$10.00 Paperback

This book holds timeless appeal for readers who hunger for a meaningful and creatively balanced framework for life. It offers a simple blueprint, based on the Rule of St. Benedict, to order one’s time and create physical and inner space, to step back from the demands and pressures of the moment, and to step into a place of peace. While strict adherence to the Rule may be possible only in a monastic setting, its bedrock, the ordering of each day, is accessible to all. The brief readings and meditations in this small book offer a bridge between a busy day and a moment of restorative and blessed silence.

The Benedictine Handbook
edited by Anthony Marett-Crosby
$24.95 Hardcover

The Benedictine Handbook is a lifelong companion for oblates, associates, and friends of the Benedictine communities. Many people who visit communities for retreats and quiet days look for help in integrating into their daily lives some of the things they see and experience. This handbook will help people follow the Rule of Benedict as it explains the essential elements of Benedictine spirituality. It provides information on the spread of the Benedictine movement, its outstanding figures, and the main branches of the Benedictine family today. It also includes a simple version of the Daily Office and a collection of Benedictine devotions. The Benedictine Handbook will appeal to a broad range of readers who may or may not be familiar with Benedictine literature.

Engaging Benedict: What the Rule Can Teach Us Today
by Laura Swan
$12.95 Paperback

Nearly fifteen centuries ago, Benedict of Nursia wrote a rule for Christians who wanted to live, work, and pray together in community. With its core values of contemplation, hospitality, and simplicity, the Rule remains as useful today as it was when it was created. But the Rule is not without its difficulties in contemporary practice. Author Laura Swan, a Benedictine sister, looks at the Rule with a critical eye, taking the obstacles that women and young people find, and offering insights that resonate with their experience and are still faithful to the challenge of the Rule.