Title: One Heart, One Soul
Description: The School of Theology's Seminary of Saint John's University sponsors an annual Monastic Institute to provide continuing education and spiritual enrichment for American monastics and all those interested in monastic spirituality and practice. *One Heart, One Soul* revisits the 2006 institute and its focus on the future with such important questions as:

 - How do the origins, history, and
   present state of Benedictine
   monasticism point to the viability of
   its future?
 - How can the new intentional
   communities contribute to the
   revitalization of Benedictine 
   monasticism today?
 - In what ways do    the Benedictine
   Rule and its array of    communal
   arrangements and the perspectives
   of these members and oblates
   inspire and provide the scaffolding for new communities of life and hope in our modern world?

Attempts to answer these questions showcase the theme of unity in diversity and address Benedictine monasticism in broad, institutional strokes as well as in the very specific practices and narratives of monastics, oblates, and others living in various communities. In this volume, you will hear the voices of many community members ‘young and old, men and women, Benedictines and intentional community members’ all speaking from the heart of their lived experience and wisdom.