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Athanasius of Alexandria
The Life of Antony, The Coptic Life and The Greek Life
Translated by Tim Vivian and Apostolos N. Athanassakis, with Rowan A. Greer; Preface by Benedicta Ward SLG; Foreword by Rowan Williams
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An Encomium on Saint Anthony by John of Schmun
A Letter to the Disciples of Antony by Serapion of Thmuis
Instrumental in the conversion of many, including St. Augustine, The Life of Antony provided the model saint's life and constitutes, in the w... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-902-4
Cistercian Product #: CS202
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The Call of Wild Geese
More Sermons in a Monastery
by Matthew Kelty OCSO; Edited by William O. Paulsell
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The brief, unforgettable homilies in this second collection of monastic homilies speak of the human realities and are no less applicable to persons in the parish than they are to monks. A profound devotion to Christ underlies them all. Some are start... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-736-5
Cistercian Product #: CS136P
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Christ Is Risen, Truly Risen!
Easter Chants and Anthems
Chrysogonus Waddell, OCSO
Performed by the William Ferris Chorale; Paul French, Music Director
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The Easter texts set to music by Chrysogonus Waddell, a monk of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, span some three thousand years. The musical forms are many. Some will be familiar, others are entirely new. Some incorporate Gregorian chant tunes, others a... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-1-58459-358-4
Cistercian Product #: CV014
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The Cistercians in the Early Middle Ages
David Williams
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Cistercian monks left their mark on Europe's spirituality, economy, agriculture, architecture, industry, trade and culture. These detailed studies endevour to illustrate, with original maps and plans, much of the white monk's activity and that of the... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-85244-350-7
Cistercian Product #: CZ011H
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Eros and Allegory
Medieval Exegesis of the Song of Songs
Denys Turner
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For centuries male celibates have described, expressed, and celebrated their love of God in the language of sex, most prolifically and characteristically in a thousand years' commentarial tradition on the Song of Songs. After analysing the tradition,... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-956-7
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Gethsemani Homilies
Revised and Enlarged Edition
Matthew Kelty; Edited by William O. Paulsell
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Matthew Kelty, a native of Boston, has been a monk of Gethsemani since 1960. Before that he served as an active priest in the Society of the Divine Word, both in the States, and in Papua New Guinea. His previous books include Flute Solo (Sheed, Andre... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-024-3
Cistercian Product #: MW024P
Publication Date: November 2010
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Guerric of Igny
Liturgical Sermons
Volume 2
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Guerric of Igny (d. 1157) ranks with Bernard of Clairvaux, Aelred of Rievaulx, and William of Saint Thierry as one of 'the four evangelists of Cîteaux'. Yet he is known only through these Liturgical Sermons and a scattering of historical references.
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-232-2
Cistercian Product #: CF032
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Guerric of Igny
Liturgical Sermons
Volumes 1 and 2
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Volume 1
Introduction and Translation by Monks at Mount St Bernard Abbey
In fifty-four sermons following the liturgical year, Guerric reveals his deep familiarity with Scripture and his incisive mind, and tells succeeding generations all they know... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-097-7
Cistercian Product #: CFX08
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Monastic Observances
Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 5
Thomas Merton; Edited by Patrick F. O’Connell
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In this set of novitiate conferences from the late 1950s, Thomas Merton provides a vivid and detailed introduction to the traditional pattern and practices of the monastic day during the period immediately preceding the momentous changes that would b... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-025-0
Cistercian Product #: MW025P
Publication Date: November 2010
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Orthodoxy
Evolving Tradition
By David N. Bell
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Orthodox Christianity—divided into two main groups: Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox—is now a world-wide phenomenon and one of the fastest growing Christian traditions in the United States. In this introduction to the tradition, the author pres... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-228-5
Cistercian Product #: CS228
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The Rule of Saint Benedict
Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 4
Thomas Merton; Edited by Patrick F. O’Connell, Editor
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In his novitiate conferences on the Rule of Saint Benedict, Thomas Merton introduces young men embarking on monastic life to the guiding document of that life. He emphasizes the importance of considering the Rule from a perspective that is neither na... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-019-9
Cistercian Product #: MW019P
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Sermons in a Monastery
Chapter Talks
Matthew Kelty OCSO; Edited by William O. Paulsell
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In these homilies Matthew Kelty speaks to his brothers in community, challenging them 'to remove from their vision what is false and fraudulent, artificial and contrived'. This is the task not only of monks but of all Christians seeking God. See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-958-1
Cistercian Product #: CS058
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Singing for the Kingdom
The Last of the Homilies
By Matthew Kelty; Edited, with an Introduction, by William O. Paulsell
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For almost half a century Trappist monk Matthew Kelty has delivered homilies to monks and retreatants in his unique style. Visitors at his monastery have been inspired, and challenged by his talks, given after Compline each evening, and monks have co... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-015-1
Cistercian Product #: MW015
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St. Bernard's Apologia to Abbot William
Cistercians and Cluniacs
Translated by Michael Casey OCSO; Introduction by Jean Leclercq OSB
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A landmark in the 'feud' between Cîteaux and Cluny, the Apologia contains Saint Bernard's opinion on the place of graphic arts in the monastery and shows his mastery of satire. See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-102-8
Cistercian Product #: CF001A
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Three Treatises On Man
A Cistercian Anthropology
Edited, with an Introduction, by Bernard McGinn; Translated by Benjamin Clark OCSO, Bernard McGinn, Erasmo Leiva and Benedicta Ward SLG
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Three treatises by twelfth-century Cistercians, who reflect on the human person as the image of God and capax Dei, capable of God, of being reformed to the divine Image. Of the three—Isaac of Stella, an anonymous Cistercian, and William of Saint Thie... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-924-6
Cistercian Product #: CF024
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William Abbot of Saint Thierry
A Colloquium at the Abbey of Saint Thierry
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Price: $25.95
Sale Price: $7.95
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European and North American scholars explore the personality, the life, the teaching, and the influence of the twelfth-century benedictine abbot of Saint Thierry, near Rheims, who left everything to enter the cistercian life he knew and admired in Sa... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-894-2
Cistercian Product #: CS094H
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William of Saint Thierry
Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans
Translated by John Baptist Hasbrouk OCSO; Introduction by John D. Anderson
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The Epistle to the Romans was a favorite text of medieval commentators, especially in an age concerned with the theology of grace. William of Saint Thierry's Exposition is a thoroughly monastic text. In it the twelfth-century monk is concerned, not w... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-527-9
Cistercian Product #: CF027P
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William of Saint Thierry
Exposition on the Song of Songs
Translated by M. Columba Hart OSB
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"Perhaps no book was more central to medieval spirituality and mysticism," writes Bernard McGinn, "or more problematic to contemporary readers, than the Song of Songs. . . Lingering Victorian attitudes towards the opposition between sex and religion ... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-347-3
Cistercian Product #: CF006
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William of Saint Thierry
On Contemplating God, Prayer, Meditations
Translated by Penelope Lawson, CSMV; Introductions by Jacques Hourlier, OSB and J. M. Déchanet, OSB
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Written during his benedictine years, these colloquies reveal William's inner struggle to reach out to God by stripping away encumbrances, to learn to love and to accept God's love by learning to accept himself. See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-703-7
Cistercian Product #: CF003
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William of Saint Thierry
The Enigma of Faith
Translation, introduction and notes by John D. Anderson
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William of Saint Thierry left all things in his search for God. He left his home in Liége (modern Belgium) to study in France. He left the schools to enter benedictine monastic life at Rheims. And late in his life he left the Benedictines to enter th... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-319-0
Cistercian Product #: CF009
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William of Saint Thierry
The Golden Epistle
Translated by Theodore Berkeley OCSO; Introduction by J. M. Déchanet OSB
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This practical guide to the spiritual life, cherished by monks, beguines, and layfolk for eight centuries, can still lead men and women to God.
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-712-9
Cistercian Product #: CF012
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William of Saint Thierry
The Mirror of Faith
Translation by Thomas X. Davis OCSO; Introduction by E. Rozanne Elder
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Written in reaction to the teaching of Peter Abelard and as a companion piece to The Enigma of Faith, the Mirror explores how faith knows, how reason knows, and how—in the last analysis—only love can know God. See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-615-3
Cistercian Product #: CF015
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William of Saint Thierry
The Nature and Dignity of Love
Translated by Thomas X. Davis; Introduction by David N. Bell
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William of Saint Thierry wrote down his reflections on the nature and greatness of love during the second decade of the twelfth century, while he was abbot of the benedictine monastery of St Thierry, near Rheims. His insight, drawn from Scripture and... See More >>
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ISBN: 978-0-87907-930-7
Cistercian Product #: CF030
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