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From the author of The Seven Storey Mountain, this book looks at an order of Catholic monks dating back to eleventh-century France. "e;The word 'Trappist' has become …

This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticism’s continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. It discusses the …

The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism, leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as well. This commanding book …

On the rainy morning of October 1, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized Mother Katharine Drexel. Born into a wealthy Philadelphia family, Drexel bucked society and formed the Sisters …

Ressourcement: A Movement for Renewal in Twentieth-Century Catholic Theology provides both a historical and a theological analysis of the achievements of the renowned generation of …

The Life of Christiana of Markyate gives an exceptionally vivid account of the struggles of a young girl, vowed at an early age to celibacy, to escape the matrimonial snares set by …

Ce deuxieme tome aborde l'histoire des "e;Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie"e;, en France, de 1904 a 1984. Tout en restant fideles a la pensee de la fondatrice Mere …

This book reviews the research that has been generated by the Abbey complex on the eastern cliff-top, and relates it to the 'heritage' context, the subject of a major new …

What is special about the spirituality of St Francis? Can it be possible for ordinary men and women today, with families, jobs and other responsibilities, to follow in the way of a …

2021 Catholic Media Association Award honorable mention award in spirituality - classical In Desert Daughters, Desert Sons, professor Rachel Wheeler argues that a new reading of …