Prayer and Community

Overview

This exploration of Benedictine spirituality provides the perfect introduction to St Benedict and his Rule. The book places Benedict and his Rule within the extraordinary world of early Christian monasticism and explores his key insights about awareness of the presence of God and meeting Christ in other people.

Columba Stewart OSB is a Benedictine monk of St John’s Abbey and teaches Monastic Studies at St John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. He is the author of World of the Desert Fathers, Working the Earth of the Heart, and Cassian the Monk.