The Monastery as School of the Lord's Service: How Benedict Built, Prayed, and Wrote (The Patriarch of the West: A Three-Part Life of Saint Benedict of Nursia)
Language: English
Published by Brick Hut Press, 2026
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- Title
- The Monastery as School of the Lord's Service: How Benedict Built, Prayed, and Wrote (The Patriarch of the West: A Three-Part Life of Saint Benedict of Nursia)
- Author
- Brick Hut Press
- Publisher
- Brick Hut Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 9798951762887
The Monastery as School of the Lord's Service - Where Benedict's Rule Becomes Your Teacher
He did not conquer kingdoms. He did not command armies. Benedict of Nursia built something far more enduring - communities of prayer, work, and holy obedience that quietly transformed a fractured world. From a poisoned cup at Vicovaro to the sacred hilltop of Monte Cassino, his life was a series of faithful responses, one at a time, shaped by a Rule so luminous it has guided souls for fifteen centuries.
This book walks alongside Benedict with the unhurried warmth of a trusted companion. Whether you are an oblate deepening your commitment, a monastic in formation, a parish reader hungry for ancient wisdom, or simply someone who has felt the quiet pull of Ora et Labora - pray and work - you will find in these pages not a lecture but an invitation. An invitation to enter the school that changed the world, and to discover what it might still teach you.
What You Will Discover Inside
- Benedict the man - his early life, his flight from Rome, his trials at Vicovaro, and the providential path that led him to Monte Cassino, told with narrative warmth and historical grounding
- Formation for the long road - Benedictine virtues of stability, conversion of life, and obedience explored as living commitments rather than ancient abstractions
- An on-ramp for first-time readers - accessible enough for anyone encountering Benedictine spirituality through wonder rather than obligation, yet substantive enough to reward seasoned oblates and monastics in formation
Why This Book, Why Now
Whether your tradition is Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, or simply faithful, whether you are bound by vows or by curiosity alone, Benedict has something to say to you. The school is still open. The bell for prayer is still ringing. The Rule is still waiting to be read with fresh eyes.
Enter the School
If you have ever longed for a more intentional spiritual life - ordered, prayerful, grounded in something older and wiser than the noise of the present moment - this book is your threshold. Take it up. Read slowly. Let Benedict teach. Prefer nothing whatever to Christ, the Rule says. This book shows you
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