Hospitality
Subtitle: the heart of spiritual direction
By: Leslie A. Hay.
Publisher: Morehouse Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Harrisburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9780819221810
Subjects: Benedict, -- Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino.; Spiritual direction.; Hospitality -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-107).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Hospitality and the rule of St. Benedict; title: A new paradigm for hospitality; title: The rule of St. Benedict; title: A hospitable environment; title: A hospitable approach; title: The centrality of christ; title: Receiving guests : a holistic process; title: Applications for Benedictine hospitality; title: Hospitality : its multifaceted dimensions; title: Tapping historical roots; title: Embracing unconditional love; title: The dynamic paradox : both host and guest (stranger); title: Being both host and guest (stranger); title: The dance of numinous reciprocity; title: Hospitality as modeled by Christ; title: Being hospitable to Scripture; title: Bridging old and new; title: New Testament hospitality; title: Instituting the Sacrament of hospitality; title: Transformation through hospitality; title: The Sacrament of hospitality, deferred; title: Challenges to practicing hospitality; title: Addressing the tension between desire and practice; title: Embracing challenges : a self-reflective examine; title: Becoming hospitality; title: Pathways to hospitality; title: Being a passionate person of prayer; title: Learning to rest in the hand of God; title: Expanding our images of God; title: Developing the gift of forgiveness; title: Cultivating generosity of heart; title: Conclusion.