Joan Chittister's powerful spiritual guide builds on the ancient Rule of
Benedict to show us how to live this life, our daily life, well. 'The
monastic archetype is embedded in every soul - because in our true
centre we are all "truly seeking God" Joan Chittister understands and
communicates this to her contemporaries with rare insight and power'
Laurence Freeman, author of The Selfless Self ' . . . the allure of this
book is its promise that "the monastery of the heart" is where we learn
to live our lives "from the inside out" in a contemporary world that is
spiritually bereft and bewildering' Ephrem Hollermann, author of The
Reshaping of a Tradition 'This marvel of a book sings in the heart and
makes the mind quiet with reverence, even as it instructs both of them
with a holy gladness' Phyllis Tickle, compiler of The Divine Hours.