In this presentation Columba placed modern monastic lectio into dialogue with early monastic and medieval practices of biblically-based prayer. Biblical Language and What We Bring to the Text. Columba described the early Christian understanding of various levels of meaning in the Bible and the relationship between growth in wisdom and the ability to understand the Bible in ever-deeper ways. In this meditative approach to the Psalter, Konrad highlighted the importance of understanding the Psalms in their biblical order and context and also spoke to the range of emotion articulated in these most fundamental monastic texts. For the afternoon session Konrad guided a group lectio of different Psalms.
Monastics love to read wisdom literature for lectio.
Tapes of these presentations are available at cost from the The Liturgical Press , Saint John's Abbey, P.O. Box 7500, Collegeville, MN 56321-7500. Benedictine Oblates Linda Kulzer OSB writes regarding a projected book on memorable Benedictine Oblates . Several years ago a friend of mine asked me if I could recommend a book on the lives of Benedictine Oblates. She suggested persons such as Dorothy Day, Walker Percy, Alec Guiness, and Helen Iswolsky. The Liturgical Press has agreed to publish the book when it is ready to go to press.