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Discernment Matters: listening with the ear of the heart
Desert Monasticism, Spiritual Exercises, The Inner JourneyDiscernment Matters is a resource for those who want to learn and practice discernment as taught by the early monastic tradition. it includes an accessible summary of teachings about discernment from monastic traditions of late antiquity, consideration of important tools for making decisions today and practical examples from the lives of St. Benedict and St. Patrick, as well as the experience of monastics today. With this fifth volume of the Matters Series, Sr Meg Funk completes one of the most comprehensive presentations of the spiritual life available today, demonstrating why this inner work is both necessary and such a joy.£14.50 -
The Art of Ageing: Inspiration for a positive and abundant later life
Everyday Life, Seasons of Life, Spiritual GrowthThis is a book which, whilst denying neither the frustrations and limitations of our mortality nor the terrible bittersweetness of our mortality, reveals the creativity, the passion, the adventures and the profound joy that can come when our elder years are fully lived and savoured. With his usual simplicity, John Lane at 80 shares his own experience and insights, offers useful advice and invites eleven other old men and women to tell their stories too. This is a delightful book; a source of practical and spritiual wisdom from a life well lived.£12.99 -
Lectio Matters: before the burning bush
Spiritual Exercises, The Inner Journey, Traditional MonasticismIn Lectio Matters, respected spiritual guide Sr. Meg Funk accompanies the reader in explorong different levels of lectio divina as taught by the ancient church writers and by sharing her long experience. By means of this wisdom both old and new, lectio divina can become our burning bush, a real encounter with the living God, in which we take off our sandals and bow low to the ground.£11.95