Title: Touched by God
Description: Anyone whose imagination has been captured by monastic lifewill find this collection of personal stories by 10 men and women living underthe Rule of Benedict absorbing as well as enlightening...Each story shattersstereotypes by offering a keenly transparent view of life inside both monk andmonastery. Whether discussing the shock of shedding the trappings of status andindependence or the adjustment required for growing into a life of silence,each author provides an intimate and informative look at the path tomonasticism and its continuing journey.
Subjects: Benedictines, Monastic and religious life, Spiritual biography, Great britain, biography