Benedict in the world : portraits of monastic oblates / Linda Kulzer and Roberta Bondi, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kulzer, Linda.

Bondi, Roberta C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oblates of St. Benedict--Biography.

Oblates of St. Benedict.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 211 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2002]

Summary:

In Benedict in the World, Linda Kulzer, O.S.B., and Roberta Bondi share the life stories of many of the ordinary d extraordinary men and women Benedictine oblates -- members of the Benedictine family who live in the world.

Benedict in the World begins with an introductory chapter citing some reasons for an influx of Benedictine oblates into monasteries today. It then presents in detail a collection of the lives of nineteen significant Benedictine oblates who lived from the years 973 to 2000.

Nearly half the contributors are themselves Benedictine oblates and most of the others are professed Benedictine monastics. The combined effort offers support and inspiration to those who have loved their oblate journey and brings to light the lives of these outstanding lay monastics.

Contents:

Foreword: On Being a Benedictine Oblate / Roberta C. Bondi v

1. Monasticism Beyond the Walls / Linda Kulzer, O.S.B. 5

2. Carolyn Attneave: Catcher of the Light / Paschal A. Morlino, O.S.B. 11

3. Oblate and Heroine: Elena Lucrezia Scholastica Cornaro Piscopia (1646-1684) / Ann Kessler, O.S.B. 19

4. Patrick Crowley: Oblate of St. Benedict / Patty Crowley 31

5. Faith in Action: The Lives of Patrick and Patricia Crowley / Margaret Colleton 35

6. Evelyn Davie's Dream Deferred / Mary Ruth Coffman, O.S.B. 43

7. Prayer and Work in the Light of Dorothy Day / Rita McClain Tybor 55

8. Eric Dean: Presbyterian Pilgrim / Phyllis K. Thompson 67

9. Frances of Rome: Patron of Benedictine Oblates / Susan Anderson Kerr 79

10. Rumer Godden: Oblate Novelist / Catherine Wybourne, O.S.B. 87

11. Edith Gurian, Oblate Peter / Mary Anthony Wagner, O.S.B. 97

12. Henry II: Monk-King / Hugh Feiss, O.S.B. 103

13. On the Road to Emmaus: The Spiritual Journey of Joris-Karl Huysmans / George C. Tunstall 117

14. Emerson Hynes: A Vocation to Conversation / Owen Lindblad, O.S.B. 129

15. St. Benedict and the Maritains / Lucie R. Johnson, O.S.B. 141

16. Walker Percy: The End of His Beginning / Edward J. Dupuy 153

17. Faithful to the Very End: Oliver Plunkett, Irish Martyr and Archbishop / Jem Sullivan 165

18. Denys Prideaux: The Oblate Abbot / Charles Preble 177

19. H. A. Reinhold: Architect of the Liturgical Movement in America / Julia Upton, R.S.M. 187

20. Rita Sorg's Life of Joyful Hope: Remembering the Transfiguration on Tabor / Donald S. Raila, O.S.B. 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0814625711

OCLC:

49796269