Contemplation in a World of Action |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 23
Page 119
... disciple of Christ will therefore seek to humble himself before all his brothers , and to serve all his brothers , and not only his superiors , because if he does not do this he is " putting himself above the Master " ( John 14 : 16–17 ) ...
... disciple of Christ will therefore seek to humble himself before all his brothers , and to serve all his brothers , and not only his superiors , because if he does not do this he is " putting himself above the Master " ( John 14 : 16–17 ) ...
Page 254
... disciple represents to himself a more fruitful and familiar way of life , in which he appears to himself to " be someone " and to have a fully recognizable and acceptable iden- tity , a " place in the Church , " but the Elder tells him ...
... disciple represents to himself a more fruitful and familiar way of life , in which he appears to himself to " be someone " and to have a fully recognizable and acceptable iden- tity , a " place in the Church , " but the Elder tells him ...
Page 289
... disciple to that of the Master , we see that the Master must be extraordinarily humble , discerning , kind , and in ... disciples and not from a secret desire to dominate and exploit them for his own egotistic ends . The Master must , in ...
... disciple to that of the Master , we see that the Master must be extraordinarily humble , discerning , kind , and in ... disciples and not from a secret desire to dominate and exploit them for his own egotistic ends . The Master must , in ...
Contents
Problems and Prospects | 3 |
Vocation and Modern Thought | 26 |
The Identity Crisis | 56 |
Copyright | |
16 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbot able accept active alienated apostolic ascetic asceticism authentic aware become Benedictine Blessed Giles brother called Camaldolese cell cenobitic cenobium certainly charism charismatic Christ Christian Church Cistercian cloister concept concerned contemplative course demands desert Desert Fathers develop disciple discipline eremitical eschatological everything existence existential experience fact faith feel Franciscan freedom fruitful fulfillment God's grace heart hermit hermitage Holy human idea ideal identity crisis imagination inner institution kind live mature means meditation merely Merton modern monastery monastic community monastic renewal monastic vocation monasticism mystery mystical obedience one's ourselves Pachomius peace perhaps Peter Damian postulant prayer present problem psychicos question reality realize recluses religious remain seek sense serious Seven Storey Mountain silence simply society solitary solitude solution spiritual Father tend theology things Thomas Merton thought tion tradition Trappist true truth understand values vows whole word young monk