A Little Library for Contemplatives
Recommended by people from the communities of Holy Wisdom Monastery
Books
Benedictine Spirituality
RB 1980: The Rule of Benedict in English, Timothy Fry, Timothy Horner et al.
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of Saint Benedict Today, Joan Chittister
How to Live: What the Rule of Saint Benedict Teaches Us about Happiness, Meaning and Community, Judith Valente
Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living, John McQuiston II
The Rule of Benedict: Christian Monastic Wisdom for Daily Living, The Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaine
Centering Prayer
Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer, Thomas Keating
Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, Cynthia Bourgeault
The Path of Centering Prayer, David Frenette
The Contemplative Society—Centering Prayer, a teaching handout
The Contemplative Society—Welcoming Practice, a teaching handout
Lectio Divina
Contemplative Bible Reading: Experiencing God through Scriptures, Richard Peace
The Transforming Power of Lectio Divina, How to Pray with Scripture, Maria Tasto
The Contemplative Society—Lectio Divina, a teaching handout
Contemplative Dialog
Bridges to Contemplative Living (A series of 8 books for small group use).
Book 1 in the series is Entering the School of Your Experience. The series has a Leader’s Guide and Retreat Outlines.
Discernment
Discernment Matters: Listening with the Ear of the Heart, Mary Margaret Funk, OSB
The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making, Elizabeth Liebert
Ecumenical Christianity
The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith, Marcus Borg
Invitation to Christian Spirituality: An Ecumenical Anthology, John R. Tyson
Inner Work
The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth, Christopher Heuertz
Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction, Margaret Guenther
Contemplative Companions
From Holy Wisdom Monastery
Oblates of Holy Wisdom Monastery
Tom Zanzig
Paul Knitter
From elsewhere
Center for Action and Contemplation Online Education
Cynthia Bourgeault
Richard Rohr
Beverly Lanzetta
Resources for Spiritual Nurture
Holy Wisdom Sunday Assembly Worship Archive (password protected)
Holy Wisdom Midday Prayer Archive (password protected)
Centering Prayer: A Training Course for Opening to the Presence of God com/DVD/pa edition, Thomas Keating, Carl Arico, Gail Fitzpatrick-Hople
Monasteries of the Heart, Joan Chittister
Creighton Online Ministries
Wisdom Chant, Darlene Franz
Songs of Presence: Contemplative Chants for the New Millenium—A Learning CD, Praxis Publications
Taize’ Community Chants—Wait for the Lord