Blue miles : A monastic novel / Father Thomas Esposito, O.Cist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esposito, Thomas, 1982- author.

Contributor:

Ignatius Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cistercians--Fiction.

Cistercians.

Monks--Fiction.

Monks.

Monastic and religious life--Fiction.

Monastic and religious life.

University of Dallas faculty publication.

Local Subjects:

University of Dallas faculty publication.

Physical Description:

286 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : Ignatius Press, 2026

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

"Fr. Thomas Esposito, O.Cist, is a priest and monk of Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey, where he serves as junior master and subprior. He is an associate professor of theology at the University of Dallas and also teaches theology at Cistercian Preparatory School."--from inside back flap.

Summary:

"This intriguing fictional memoir of Padre Samuel, a Cistercian monk, weaves together his tumultuous life story with reflections on his life in a monastic community. Monks have always been a gloriously strange lot, and the monastic vocation attracts people who are quirky, grumpy, often hilarious, and uniquely sensitive to the alluring mystery of God. As the life of Padre Samuel shows, monks strive, through the rigors of community life and the conquering of the 'old man' inclined to selfishness, to become saints. This novel unveils portraits of the various characters, both comedic and tragic, of Presentation Abbey as viewed through the eyes of the elderly Padre Samuel. It brings readers into the silence of the cloister and introduces them to a monk who has allowed his suffering to draw him closer to Christ. The novel is a prayerful testimony to the fierce demands and consoling mercies of the monastic life."--from the inside front flap.

Contents:

Preface

Matins (5:30 A.M.)

Lectio Divina (6:00-7:00 A.M.)

Lauds (7:15 A.M.)

Mass (7:45 A.M.)

Breakfast (8:30 A.M.)

Work (9:00-10:30 A.M.; 10:45 A.M.-12:30 P.M.)

Terce (10:35 A.M.)

Sext (12:35 P.M.)

Lunch (12:45 P.M.)

Riposo (1:15-2:15 P.M.)

None (2:30 P.M.)

Work (2:45-5:00 P.M.)

Adoration (5:00-6:00 P.M.)

Vespers (6:00 P.M.)

Dinner (6:30 P.M.)

Recreation (7:00-7:45 P.M.)

Compline (7:45 P.M>)

Acknowledgments

Notes.

ISBN:

1621648060

9781621648062

9781642293630

1642293636

OCLC:

1572357832