M. Basil Pennington

Offers contemporary Christians an approach to ancient prayer forms that brings together Eastern spiritual practices and modern Western traditions, offering guidance on how to pray, meditate, and overcome personal obstacles. Reissue.

Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form

Centering Prayer

Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)

Yael Katzir

A Saint's Life in Word and Image

Bernard of Clairvaux

This practical guide book for today's Christian describes the time-tested method of praying with the Scriptures for wisdom and guidance and joy.

Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures

Lectio Divina

Offering reflections based on Scripture on each of the twenty mysteries--the newest, the Mysteries of Light, are included--Father M. Basil Pennington brings to those who pray the rosary a deeper experience of the mysteries and their many treasures. For those new to the rosary, this book includes the rosary prayers, step-by-step instructions on how to pray the rosary, and insight into the historical time and place of each mystery. "Paperback"

A Scriptural Journey

20 Mysteries of the Rosary

Do we have the courage to unmask our false self and enter into the Christian spirit of being our true-selves--images created to mirror the love-image of God?

True Self/false Self

Phillip Ratner

In the tradition of Christian mysticism, including Bernard of Clarivaux, Gregory the Great, and Ambrose of Milan, the well-known Cistercian abbot shares his reflections on the Bible's most challenging mystical text.

A Spiritual Commentary

The Song of Songs

This intriguing expose not only traces Merton's remarkable journey through life, but it also explores the various deposits of his vast literary heritage. Pennington, one of the leading spiritual writers of our times, was a close friend of Merton. As a fellow Cistercian monk for many years, he can understand as few others can the lifestyle and concerns of Thomas Merton. Chapters deal with Merton's quest for inner freedom, his growth to compassion, his attraction to the Orient and its mysticism, his vast literary output. Pennington's personal recollections of their times spent together allows his writing an original warmth that cannot be found elsewhere.

His Journey to Freedom, Compassion, and Final Integration

Thomas Merton, My Brother

At Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, Georgia, Abbot Basil Pennington gave weekly talks to the monks on the Rule of Saint Benedict. These talks have been organized into book form to illustrate a way of life to be lived in love for Jesus Christ and in service to others.

Spiritual Living with the Rule of Saint Benedict

Listen with Your Heart

Prayer of the Heart, an early Christian form of contemplative prayer, has once again become commonplace in the Christian community thanks to the efforts of Trappist monks. Father Basil Pennington, one of the pioneer leaders in this movement, here tells the story of this recovery of contemplative prayer as it was experienced, first in the United States and then in different parts of the world.

Practical Religious Experiences

Daily We Touch Him

Follow bestselling author M. Basil Pennington on his historic four-month stay on the "holy mountain, " as he wrestles with theological differences between Christianity's East and West and learns the Orthodox practice of the prayer of the heart.

A Western Monk's Extraordinary Spiritual Journey on Eastern Holy Ground

The Monks of Mount Athos

Thomas Merton

An informative and fascinating look at MertonÂ’s life and writings by a fellow-Trappist. Pennington describes Merton as Â“a monk, a mystic Â— yes! A merry, mischievous monk and a modern, muddied mystic. Deadly intent upon becoming a saint Â— what else is there to do Â— knowing that a can of beer is a help along the way.Â” Father Basil takes us on a whirlwind review through the seasons of MertonÂ’s life and work.

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