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Kathleen Norris is author of Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and "Women's Work", The Cloister Walk, The Virgin of Bennington, and Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. This list appeared in MM: Modern Maturity, April 2001. http://www.aarp.org/mmaturity |
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Harlots of the Desert Benedicta Ward Cistercian Publications, 1987 $12.95 See Amazon’s discounted price Wonderful stories about the desert mothers; almost Zen-like in its humor and wisdom. It uses the best traditions of oral history and storytelling. |
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The Wisdom of the Desert Thomas Merton Perfect accompaniment to Ward, this book tells the story of the desert fathers and is a perfect little seminar on monastic history. |
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Ordinary Time Nancy Mairs Covers conversion in its broadest sense: not only to Roman Catholicism, feminism, and the importance of marriage, but to life itself. |
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Living with Contradiction Esther de Waal Some of the best writing Iíve ever read on monastic wisdom and Benedictine spirituality. |
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The Good Book Peter J. Gomes For contemporary readers, this is a rich and wonderful interpretation of the Bible for modern life. |
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