{"product_id":"in-gods-holy-light-wisdom-from-the-desert-monastics","title":"In God's Holy Light: Wisdom from the Desert Monastics","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Available_for_Pre-Order._This_item_will_be_available_on_May_23_2023_df2b7e24-e68c-48f7-8539-d620253a536f.png?v=1777314878\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"212\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 77, 168);\"\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 77, 168);\"\u003e“One of the most well-known and trusted contemporary spiritual authors.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 77, 168);\"\u003e“Our Benedictine Sister Joan has gifted us with a taste of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. As an elder herself, she serves us with thirty-five of the more than two thousand sayings from this tradition. Her commentary provokes and evokes us to do the same: Meditate on these sayings, listen, then take action. —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSister Meg Funk, O.S.B\u003c\/span\u003e. Beech Grove Indiana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 77, 168);\"\u003e“This book raises a weighty question: whether spirituality really has anything to do with modern life in a pluralistic world. Joan Chittister—eminently qualified to do so—answers with a resounding “Yes!” Well reasoned and powerfully convincing.” —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBrother David Steindl-Rast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 77, 168);\"\u003e“Sister Joan embodies the best of the Benedictine way of life: Christ-centered, earthy, and unpretentious. She offers us the wisdom she has gleaned from her life so dedicated to Justice and Joy. Her grappling with these early Church desert dwellers are hope-filled and yet challenging. Sister Joan calls each of us to a spiritual maturity that will transform the world.” —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLaura Swan, O.S.B.\u003c\/span\u003e, author, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Forgotten Desert Mothers and The Wisdom of the Beguines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 77, 168);\"\u003e\"In this short and beautifully written book, Joan Chittister explains in clear, simple terms how lay Christians can apply the lessons taught by fourth-century desert monastics to their everyday lives. … The spirituality she teaches is balanced, practical, and realistic, and I warmly recommend this to anyone seeking to know and love God more deeply.\"— \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRoland Clark\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCatholic Library World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_a22677d6-2857-4710-8bc1-0ed363b5df3e.png?v=1786452270\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"44\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort reflections on the wisdom of the desert fathers (Ammas and Abbas). They went into the desert to overcome their passions and draw close to Christ; but asceticism was just a means, not the goal, which was perfect love and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Chittister\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Benedictine of the Erie Benedictine Monastery. She has been a leading spiritual writer, and a prophetic voice in the church. She has published many books with Orbis, including A Passion for Life, Illuminated Life, Awakenings: Prophetic Reflections, and Joan Chittister: Essential Writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/desert-wisdom\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"308\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Desert-Wisdom-2022_1f5f156f-4d45-4000-bf7b-77a2f9e7f279.jpg?v=1778092623\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/illuminated-life\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_11.webp?v=1778092683\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/awakenings-prophetic-reflections\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984646.jpg?v=1778092928\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_54eed06f-cd1f-430c-8b39-9fb9a1933821.avif?v=1767716555\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; 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