Overview
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The spiritual seekerās guide to living with authenticity and integrity in troubled times by a lauded journalist and monk mentored by Thomas Merton.
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This book is a dialogue between two spiritual seekersāone a Trappist monk and the other a married professional woman. It is two people āstuttering to articulate lifeās universal questions from diverse contexts and perspectives.ā Brother Paul writes as one steeped in silence and the daily rhythms of the ancient prayer practices of monasticism. Judith Valente writes as a professional woman attempting to bring a sense of prayer and contemplation to a scattered life in the secular world.
Valente uses the story of Brother Paulās interview for a PBS documentary as a jumping-off point: When asked the purpose of the Trappist life in the modern world, he said that it is āto show you donāt need a purpose.ā The purpose of life, he said, is life. āYouāre to live your life.ā
How to BeĀ offers a window into two people living their lives on purpose (or not) and struggling to come to terms with the big issues everyone faces: faith, mortality, mystery, prayer, work. It is a book that provides insight and inspiration for those walking the spiritual pathāparticularly for those interested in the contemplative path.
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Includes a 16-page study guideāfor individuals and group use.
This book title, How to Be (A Monk and a Journalist Reflect on Living & Dying, Purpose & Prayer, Forgiveness & Friendship), ISBN: 9781642970340, by Judith Valente, Paul Quenon, Kathleen Norris, published by Hampton Roads Publishing (November 10, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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