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The Rule of St. Benedict (the rule) arose in an era when a great
civilization was threatened by violence, economic forces that
favored the wealthy, political leaders that lacked the trust of the
public, and rampant xenophobia. The events that occurred in
sixth-century Rome were much those like on the nightly news.
Benedict was not a priest or religious official. He was just a
young man disillusioned by a corrupt society that lacked
compassion. He had a vision of a society in which human values
reigned supreme; a vision of compassion, harmony, and hope. This is
a book about living-not just surviving. It is a book about how to
live a balanced, meaningful, and conscious life rooted in the
ancient and time-tested wisdom of the rule. Valente's book reflects
her training as a journalist. The narrative is engaging,
conversational, and filled with anecdotes. It reflects the
sensibility of someone who has struggled with balancing work and
family with finding true meaning and happiness that is not
dependent on externals. In 21 chapters, she explores the key
elements of the rule and clearly demonstrates how incorporating
this ancient wisdom can change the quality and texture of our
lives. Included here are discussions of humility, waking up,
silence, simplicity, trust, prayer, forgiveness, building
consensus, listening, and living with awe. These fresh and profound
explorations are inspiring, thoughtful, and motivational. This book
is aimed at beginner and mature spiritual seekers alike. It should
also appeal to non-traditionally spiritual people-the so-called
"nones" (people who list "none of the above" as their formal
religion), who are seeking a saner way to live in an increasingly
violent, divided, and confusing world.
The great poets help us look carefully and deeply at the world.
When we do this, we find that God is there. This is the powerful
spiritual truth that drives Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul, an
extraordinary celebration of the poet's craft that opens the
attentive reader's heart to the world of the spirit.
2012 Programs of The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park
Inventing an Alphabet was selected by Mary Oliver, as one of two
co-winners of the 2004 Aldrich Poetry Prize. Oliver described
Judith Valente's poetry as pointing to the "universe of the human
mind." Offered "abundantly to metaphor," her poems embrace "an
active and even frisky language" that engages us "in a kind of
rickrack stroll, enjoying the fulsome ride toward summation."
Several poems previously won individual prizes ("conjugating" was
included in the Best Catholic Writing, 2004, and "Body and Soul"
won the 2005 Jo-Anne Hirshfield Poetry Prize). Her writing has
appeared in Afterhours, Folio, Tri-Quarterly, Rhino, and two
anthologies.
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