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This section of the website contains resources from beyond the monastery to assist in discernment and in understanding Bendictine monasticism. The books and websites listed will change periodically, so check back often!

 

Websites

        Websites focused on Vocations

Catholics on Call

A Nun’s Life

Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association

Catholic Nuns Today

Sisters Online

       

Benedictine Websites

Order of Saint Benedict

          Monastic Interreligious Dialogue

Federation of Saint Scholastica

 

Books

          Discernment

God’s Voice Within:  The Ignatian Way to Discover God’s Will by Mark E Thibodeaux, SJ and James Martin SJ (Loyola Press, Chicago; 2010)

Catholics on Call: Discerning a Life of Service in the Church, edited by Robin Ryan, CP (Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN; 2010)

Listening to the Music of the Spirit: The Art of Discernment, by David Lonsdale, SJ (Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame IN; 1992)

Following God’s Call: Scripture Meditations for Vocation Discernment by Judette A, Gallares, r.c. (Claretian Publications, Quezon City, Philippines; 1990)

Let Your Life Speak; Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer (Jossey-Bass, San Francisco; 1999)

      

  Benedictine References

The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages by Joan Chittister, OSB
(Crossroads, NY; 1992)

Wisdom Distilled from the Daily:  Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today by Joan Chittister, OSB (HarperCollins, San Francisco; 1990)

A Good Life: Benedict’s Guide to Everyday Joy by Robert Benson (Paraclete Press, Brewster, MA; 2004)

St. Benedict’s Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living by Jane Tomaine (Morehouse, Harrisburg, PA 2005)

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