Spirituality

LITURGICAL PRESS fall 2021 | litpress.org The God Who Gave You Birth A Spirituality of Kenosis Consiglio

Over time our ideas about God and religion tend to match the stage of our own maturity and the level of our own consciousness. Thus, the challenge for our times is this: how do we think of God as Jesus intro- duces God to us? While exploring Scripture, the thoughts of theologians, Benedictine monasticism, Jewish and Islamic traditions, along with his own 978-0-8146-6657-9 personal reflections, Cyprian Paperback 112 pp., 5 x 7, $17.95 e eBook Consiglio, OSB Cam, shows us what it means to be church, to be a follower Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam, is a monk of New Camaldoli of Jesus, and to be like God: to Hermitage in Big Sur, California, where he currently serves as prior of the community. He is the author of Prayer in the Cave of imitate the self-emptying of God and the Heart: The Universal Call to Contemplation and Spirit, Soul, Christ. We are called to show the Body: Toward an Integral Christian Spirituality, both published by Liturgical Press. world God as Jesus reveals God to be: merciful, compassionate, healer to all.

"No one has taught me more about faith, calm and clarity in the service of humanity than my old friend Cyprian Consiglio. What a grace it is to have his open-hearted wisdom and his unswayable spirit in the world, teaching us how to live for something larger than self and deeper than dogma." Pico Iyer, author of The Art of Stillness

"Many, just like Cyprian Consiglio, are coming to recognize the absolute centrality of Christianity being a religion of letting go and not just holding on! This changes the goal, the practice, the entire emphasis in the Christian journey, making it look much more like the Jesus journey." Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico

2 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 AMSPIR21 The Hermits of Big Sur Paula Huston Foreword by Pico Iyer

Based on notes kept for over sixty years by an early American novice at New Camaldoli Hermitage, The Hermits of Big Sur tells the compel- ling story of what unfolds within this small and idealistic community when medievalism must finally come to terms with modernism. It traces the call toward fuga mundi in the young seekers who arrive to try their vocations, only to discover that the monastic life requires much more of them than a bare desire for solitude. And it describes the mirac- ulous transformation that sometimes occurs in individual monks after 978-0-8146-8506-8 Paperback 240 pp., 6 x 9, $24.95 decades of lectio divina, silent medi- e eBook tation, liturgical faithfulness, and the Available October 2021 communal bonds they have formed through the practice of the “privi- National Endowment of the Arts Fellow Paula Huston is a longtime oblate of New Camaldoli Hermitage. The author of two lege of love.” novels and seven works of spiritual nonfiction, she lives with her husband Mike on four acres eighty miles south of Big Sur, where they grow olives, keep bees, and raise vegetables.

"Any thoughtful reader will "Absolutely fascinating, gorgeously appreciate the sheer skill of a written, frequently brilliant. In her story storyteller who reaches deep of how an ancient monastic order found into Catholic history to trace a home in California, and how the author how lives are brought together found a home with them, Paula Huston for purposes that unfold in faith, offers us an invitation into a world that sometimes among goats and few see, but all will want to experience." tractors and clueless visitors. James Martin, SJ, author of Huston offers an intimate glimpse Learning to Pray into the complex community life, life-giving humor, and humble "More than a fascinating introduction wisdom of men who know to the rich and complex history of something about love the rest eremitical monasticism, this book is of us can’t afford to forget." also an invitation to drink from monastic Marilyn McEntyre, author of spirituality’s deep life-giving springs." Caring for Words in a Culture Deborah Smith Douglas, Oblate OSB Cam, of Lies and Word by Word author of The Praying Life: Seeking God in All Things

AMSPIR21 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 3 Gifts from Friends We've Yet to Meet A Memoir of Biblical Encounters Virginia Herbers

What does it mean to be anony- mous in the gospels? Isn’t God the one who calls us by name and knows us even before we are born? In Gifts from Friends We’ve Yet to Meet, Virginia Herbers introduces readers to nameless gospel char- acters, each of whom provides us with a story, a journey, and a gift. Reflecting on experiences in her own life, Herbers journeys

978-0-8146-6668-5 through these gospel stories, Paperback 104 pp., 5½ x 8½, $12.95 inviting us to reflect on seemingly e eBook insignificant encounters in our own Available October 2021 lives. Who are the “anonymous

Virginia Herbers is a retreat director, lecturer, and spiritual figures” who have played a critical director who uses story and to shed contemporary light role for each of us? How do the on traditional scriptural texts. She currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri, serving as a teacher at The Covering House, an experiences of the nameless organization committed to restoration of child victims of sex gospel characters continue to trafficking. Visit her website at www.VirginiaHerbers.com. reach and teach us today? In each of these anonymous characters, Herbers introduces us to dear friends we just haven’t met yet.

"Through the tender and vulnerable stories of her own life, Herbers introduces us to the tender and vulnerable people of the Gospel, who in turn introduce us to the One who consecrates all our stories." Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ, author of Ascending with Ignatius

"While some may shrink from tackling the vexing questions and challenges of the human condition, Virginia Herbers courageously dives in with zeal. Relying on scholarship and imagination, she probes the complexities of biblical stories with refreshing honesty." Annmarie Sanders, IHM, Communications Director, Leadership Conference of Women Religious

4 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 AMSPIR21 Benedictine Options Learning to Live from the Sons and Daughters of Benedict and Scholastica Patrick Henry

You want insights for living? Look to people whose understandings have been practiced for fifteen hundred years. Benedict and Saint Scholastica, his twin sister, estab- lished a flexible pattern that has adopted, adapted, challenged— and outlived—myriad cultures. Their sons and daughters today, who devote their time and talents to the “school for the Lord’s service” launched by the Rule of 978-0-8146-6681-4 Benedict, demonstrate a whole Paperback 176 pp., 5½ x 8½, $19.95 e eBook range of options that are acces- Available September 2021 sible to anyone. It is a mistake to think that “forsaking the world” is Patrick Henry was professor of religion at Swarthmore the Benedictine option. Options College from 1967 to 1984 and executive director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research (plural) are, instead, “for the sake from 1984 to 2004. Among his books are New Directions in of the world.” New Testament Study; For the Sake of the World: The Spirit of Buddhist and (with Donald Swearer); Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict (editor); and Flashes of Grace: 33 Encounters with God.

"Henry points out many options "Here is a vigorous, optimistic in the Rule that could apply to exposition of the contemporary anyone: listening, hospitality, Benedictine charism. This is a book for discipline, persistence, and which we should all be grateful. It makes reminds us that for Benedict the for energizing and encouraging reading. monastery was a lay community." Written equally for monastic and non- William O. Paulsell, author monastic, we are given a survey which of Longing for God: An shows the development and expansion Introduction to Christian of Benedictine options in today's world." Esther de Waal, author of The Way of Simplicity

AMSPIR21 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 5 Coenobium Reflections on Monastic Community Casey, OSCO

After sixty years of living in a Cistercian community, Michael Casey combines his down-to-earth observations about the joys and challenges of living in community with an appreciation of the deeper meanings of cenobitic life, taking into account the changes in both theory and practice that have occurred in his lifetime. He invites his readers, especially monks and nuns, to reflect on their own experi- ences of community as a means of seeing a path forward into the future.

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Michael Casey, OCSO, has been a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey (Australia) since 1960. He is the author of many books, including The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of Benedict's Rule; Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living: Reflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict's Rule; and Balaam's Donkey, all from Liturgical Press.

"With realism and no little wit, Michael Casey dispels any romantic notion of the monastery as he portrays monastic community as a school of love where members are called to grow in humility, gentleness, and patience, especially with those who are different. Michael Casey’s profound insights invite all readers to a deeper encounter with the other—both human and divine." Dr. Glenn E. Myers, Professor of Church History and Theological Studies, Crown College

"Casey successfully demonstrates that the individual search for God and community life are not two disparate elements of coenobitism but are in fact mutually dependent upon one another. Coenobium contains key insights for monastic communities trying to find a way forward in these uncertain times." Colleen Maura McGrane, OSB, Editor of The American Benedictine Review

6 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 AMSPIR21 Diving for Pearls Exploring the Depths of Prayer with the Syrian Andrew D. Mayes

This book invites the reader to a spiritual odyssey. It opens before the reader an itinerary for venturing forth with God, aided by the aston- ishing writings of seventh-century Isaac the Syrian. Long-lost manu- scripts have recently been discovered, translated, and published in scholarly works; this book aims to make them acces- sible to readers who want to experience their wisdom personally and so progress in a spiritual MW063P, 978-0-87907-163-9 adventure. Isaac’s writings are Paperback 184 pp., 5½ x 8½, $19.95 e eBook explored through the lens of his beloved metaphor of diving for Andrew D. Mayes is an international teacher and retreat giver, pearls, which opens many avenues based in Herefordshire, UK. He is an Episcopal priest, a Franciscan, and the author of several books, including the widely for reflection and spiritual practice. acclaimed Beyond the Edge: Spiritual Transitions for Adventurous Souls and Learning the Language of the Soul: A Spiritual Lexicon (Liturgical Press).

"In this splendidly imaginative presentation, Mayes offers an excellent guided tour to different aspects of Isaac the Syrian's teaching on the spiritual life." Sebastian Brock, Oriental Institute, Oxford University

"The treasures to be found in these pages are many. Mayes's deep thought-provoking 'questions for reflection' and imaginative 'prayer exercises' are suitable for individual readers, an excellent resource for spiritual directors, and helpful for supervision." Maggie Le-Roy, Retreats Facilitator, Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf

AMSPIR21 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 7 Prophetic Witnesses to Joy A Theology of the Vowed Life Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ

A life of consecration prefigures what Christians hope for by calling into question the value of power, sexuality, and material posses- sions. Religious life challenges the idea that these things alone bring happiness and shows that we can be more fulfilled, happier, and more whole without being attached to them. Furthermore, detaching ourselves from these desires allows

978-0-8146-6683-8 others to live with more dignity and Paperback 120 pp., 5½ x 8½, $19.95 greater ease, as well. Consecrated e eBook life, then, is a prophetic witness to Available November 2021 the joy of the eschatological call of Christianity. In the words of Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, is the vice president for academic affairs at the Franciscan School of Theology. She is a medieval Francis to religious men and historical theologian whose work focuses on the twelfth-century women leading up to the Year of Abbey of Saint Victor. She is coeditor, with Sarah Kohles, OSF, of In Our Own Words: Religious Life in a Changing World. Consecrated Religious, “Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living!”

TABLE OF CONTENTS "The most up-to-date theology Preface of religious life available. A wise, Introduction refreshing, deeply human witness Chapter One: Foundations of a Call to a joyful way of life from the new Chapter Two: Vowed Life: Coherence of the generation of those who have found meaning in the life of vowed Three Vows religious but also valuable for Chapter Three: The Vow of Obedience anyone who desires to reflect Chapter Four: The Vow of Poverty once again on a decision they Chapter Five: The Vow of Celibacy may have made long ago." Conclusion Donald Goergen, OP

8 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 AMSPIR21 Saint Mary of Egypt A Modern Verse Life and Interpretation Bonnie B. Thurston Foreword by Benedicta Ward, SLG

From its origins in the fourth and fifth centuries, first in monastic circles and then in wider Christian communities, the story of Mary of Egypt was wildly popular. From early Christianity through the medieval periods, from Egypt to Scandinavia, verse lives in Greek, Latin, and vernacular languages portray her as the model of repen- tance. Continuously venerated in the liturgy and icons of the Orthodox MW065P, 978-0-87907-116-5 Churches, she is now seldom Paperback 112 pp., 5½ x 8½, $15.95 e eBook known in the West. This modern Available December 2021 verse life and the accompanying essay reintroduces St. Mary’s Bonnie B. Thurston, after years as a university and seminary extraordinary life, its theological professor, lives quietly in her home state of West Virginia. She is and spiritual implications, and its the author of many books on Scripture and spirituality and six books of poetry. remarkable depiction of gender complementarity.

"Bonnie Thurston’s presentation "This study of Mary of Egypt is in two of the Life of Saint Mary of Egypt parts: a poetic life and a scholarly combines two elements: a analysis. It is a perfect combination of sparkling verse rendering of the art and science that offers the clearest Life, that not only retells the and most compassionate study of the story but also touches the saint that I have read." feelings in a way that highlights Joyce E. Salisbury, Professor the importance of personal Emerita, University of Wisconsin, conversion. An attractive and Green Bay original version of the Life that will certainly help readers to make contact with its profound spiritual meaning." Michael Casey, OCSO

AMSPIR21 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 9 Man of Dialogue ’s Catholic Vision Gregory K. Hillis

How Catholic was Thomas Merton? Since his death in 1968, Merton’s Catholic identity has been regularly questioned, both by those who doubt the authenticity of his Catholicism given his commitment to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and by those who admire Merton as a thinker but see him as an aberration who rebelled against his Catholicism to articulate ideas that went against the church. In this book, Gregory K. Hillis illustrates 978-0-8146-8460-3 that Merton’s thought was inter- Paperback 272 pp., 5½ x 8½, $24.95 twined with his identity as a Catholic e eBook priest and emerged out of a thorough Available November 2021 immersion in the church’s liturgical,

Gregory K. Hillis, PhD, is professor of theology at Bellarmine theological, and spiritual tradition. University in Louisville, Kentucky.

"Professor Hillis engages the reader and "Gregory Hillis comprehensively demonstrates with ease that Merton was mines the breadth and depth of from the early days of his conversion Merton’s Catholic Christianity totally immersed in and utterly loyal to and shows the profound extent Catholic thought, tradition, prayer, of Merton’s embrace and liturgy and lived this authentically in commitment both to his Catholic his monastic vocation and in dialogue faith, and to his vocations as a with the modern world." Trappist monk at the Abbey of Bishop Fintan Monahan, author Gethsemani, and as a priest of of Peace Smiles, Rediscovering the ." Thomas Merton Paul M. Pearson, Director, Thomas Merton Center

10 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 AMSPIR21 From the Depths of the Heart Annotated Translation of the Prayers of St. Gregory of Narek Terian

St. Gregory of Narek (ca. 945–1003), Armenian mystic poet and theolo- gian, was named by on April 12, 2015. Not so well known in the West, the saint holds a distinctive place in the Armenian Church by virtue of his Prayer Book and hymnic odes— among other works. His writings are equally prized as literary master- pieces, with the Prayer Book as the 978-0-8146-8464-1 magnum opus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket 568 pp., 6 x 9, $49.95 With this meticulous translation e eBook of the prayers, St. Gregory of Narek Available October 2021 enters another millennium of wonderment, now in a wider circle. Abraham Terian is emeritus professor of Armenian theology and The prayers resound from their patristics at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, Armonk, New York. author’s heart—albeit in a different He is an internationally renowned expert in the fields of Hellenistic, early Christian, and medieval Armenian literatures— language, rendered by a renowned fields in which he has published extensively, including The Festal translator of early Armenian texts Works of St. Gregory of Narek (Liturgical Press, 2016). and a theologian.

"We are deeply indebted to "Professor Terian’s translation of Abraham Terian for this clear, St. Gregory of Narek’s Prayers is elegant and beautiful translation of masterful. Like the prayers themselves, the prayers, which demonstrates the edition captures the reader’s mind, why St. Gregory has at last been heart and soul—by its erudite introduction declared a doctor of the universal and annotations; by the rhapsodic beauty church." of the English; and by the power of the Robin Darling-Young words to lift the supplicant to the realm The Catholic University of the Divine Word." of America Bishop-Primate Michael Findikyan Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church of America

AMSPIR21 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 11 St. Benedict’s Rule Judith Sutera, OSB

An Inclusive Translation An Inclusive Translation and Daily Commentary 978-0-8146-8819-9 978-0-8146-8818-2 Paperback, 120 pp., 4¼ x 7, $14.95 Paperback, 312 pp., 5 x 7, $24.95 e eBook e eBook Rights: World exc UK and Europe Excluded

“A flowing translation that will serve the purpose of community reading well.” Michael Casey, OCSO

“Well, it’s about time. This is the latest step in the renewal of Rule scholarship since Vatican II, making available the fruits of half a century of labor in translation and critical commentary for daily use in inclusive language. Sr. Judith is a careful writer, choosing her words thoughtfully so that the reader always knows what she is talking about. It is a wonderful gift in these days of vague language when clarification only means turning up the volume. Sr. Judith’s translation is a new vade mecum for Benedictine monastics and oblates of the 21st century.” Kodell, OSB, Benedictines Magazine

Sister Judith Sutera, OSB, is a member of the Benedictine monastery of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. One of the first women to receive a master’s degree in monastic theology, she has combined this education with a previous degree in counseling to become a popular writer and presenter for retreats and conferences, bringing Benedictine wisdom to oblates, academics, and religious groups.

12 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 AMSPIR21 By Lamplight A Book of Biblical Reflections Glen, OSB

The familiar images of Word and Light break open with fresh insight in the imaginative and wise rumina- tions of Sister Genevieve Glen, OSB. From Nazareth to Emmaus, psalms to beatitudes, Advent to Pentecost, through characters, stories, and prayers, this nimble poet and lifelong student of Scripture takes us to new places in texts we thought we knew. At turns probing, humorous, and inspiring, these reflections ultimately help us to know more deeply the Word made Flesh, Jesus of Nazareth— crucified and risen, the Light of the World.

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“Glen shares the fruits of her monastic listening in these meditative reflections that offer a fresh look at Scripture, the cherished prayers of our tradition, and the deeper meaning of Advent, Lent, and the Easter season. She is a good guide to the terrain of the Spirit and so gives us the gift of a deeper immersion in sacred word and story.” Rachelle Linner, freelance writer, reviewer, spiritual director, and contributor to Give Us This Day

“A book penned with lyrical language that invites compelling inquiry. I’ve read books that leave me with a felt connection to the writer. This book is the first one that left me with the impression that the author actually knows me, the reader.” Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, is a nun of Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana

Genevieve Glen, OSB, is a contemplative nun of the Abbey of St. Walburga in northern Colorado. She is a retreat director, composer of texts, poet, and essayist. She writes regularly on prayer and Scripture for Give Us This Day and is the author of Sauntering Through Scripture: A Book of Reflections published by Give Us This Day.

AMSPIR21 litpress.org | 800-858-5450 13 INFORMATION Transform Now Mary Lou Williams Plowshares Music for the Soul Megan Rice, Gregory Boertje- Deanna Witkowski Obed, and Michael Walli Carole Sargent

"Although befriended, encouraged, and counseled by several priests and women religious, Mary Lou In July 2012, a Holy Child sister and Williams remains unknown among two Catholic Workers committed the most African American Catholics. largest breach in US nuclear security This contribution to the People of history. They entered an enriched God series provides an opportunity for us to discover and appreciate the uranium facility armed with candles, musical talent and spiritual bread, Bibles, and roses, to pray and commitment of one of our own." paint peace slogans. As Transform Dr. M. Shawn Copeland, Now Plowshares, they hoped to put Professor Emerita, Boston College nuclear weapons—which target civil- ians in violation of the Geneva "A beautifully written and expertly Conventions and UN treaties—on researched biography of one of the trial, making international news. This most fascinating Catholic artists of our time. " book tells their stories and shows the James Martin, SJ principles of Catholic Social Teaching in action.

Carole Sargent, PhD, is an associate of the Sacred Heart and founding faculty director of Georgetown University's Deanna Witkowski is an award-winning jazz pianist and Office of Scholarly Publications. She helped RSCJ sisters composer. She is currently a PhD student in jazz studies establish Anne Montgomery House in Washington, DC, at the University of Pittsburgh. Visit Witkowski online at where Megan Rice, SHCJ, was a neighbor and friend. deannajazz.com. 978-0-8146-3722-7 3 Paperback, 120 pp., 5 ⁄8 x 8¼, $19.95 978-0-8146-6401-8 3 e eBook Paperback, 152 pp., 5 ⁄8 x 8¼, $16.95 Available December 2021 e eBook

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