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Celebrated author and Benedictine monk Anselm Grun offers a daily
reader of very simple and often quite direct Advent reflections.
Anselm Grun shows the reader how to approach the festive season
consciously, making it a blessed time for ourselves and our
families. He draws on his experience as a spiritual director to
offer practices for personal devotion or for family prayer for each
day of Advent. Also included are special reflections for the
Sundays of the season. Anselm Grun's titles have sold more than 15
million copies in 30 languages. This title brings his spiritual
wisdom to American readers who are eager for a new voice among
titles for the Advent and Christmas season.
An exploration of spirituality, values, and sustainability in
business
When Jochen Zeitz and Anselm Grun first met onstage as "the
manager and the monk," Zeitz was CEO and Chairman of Puma, and
Father Grun was a monk serving as cellarer, the business manager of
his Benedictine abbey. They came together to discuss their shared
goal: what it means to lead and manage responsibly and sustainably
in today's shifting world.
Available for the first time in English, "The Manager and the
Monk" features these topical essays and dialogues, drawing on
sources as diverse as the Bible, contemporary religious thought,
psychological theory, and the innovative "environmental profit
& loss account" Zeitz developed for Puma. Together, Zeitz and
Gr n explore their intersecting definitions of prosperity, values,
sustainability, among a host of other topics.Jochen Zeitz was CEO
of Puma for 18 years and is founder, with Sir Richard Branson, of
the B Team, a global initiative aimed at transforming the future of
businessAnselm Grun is cellarer (business manager) of
Munsterschwarzach Abbey in Germany, overseeing a staff of 300 in
crafts such as beekeeping and brewing; and an internationally
best-selling author of more than 300 books available in 35
languagesTranslated from an award-winning German book, "Gott, Geld,
und Gewissen, " which has been translated into 11 languages
"The Manager and the Monk" is a thoughtful, impassioned plea for
how to manage responsibly in the modern world.
A beautiful retelling of the life of Saint Nicholas Many stories
are told about Saint Nicholas -- stories about his generosity and
his miracles, stories about the concern he showed for those in
poverty. This warm, inviting books tells many of these stories,
both familiar and lesser-known. It recounts how he ended a famine
by multiplying grain from a merchant ship and how he walked on
water to rescue sailors from a terrible storm. And, of course, it
tells the story of how Nicholas gave his inheritance to prevent a
desperate man from selling his daughters into slavery. Anselm
Grun's simple, graceful text and Giuliano Ferri's beautiful
paintings combine to provide the perfect way to introduce young
readers to the rich life of this beloved saint.
A personal, surprising, and heart-warming book wherein two
spiritual masters of our time advance the central questions of life
and faith."Brother David Steindl-Rast and Father Anselm Grun are
figures of hope, people who by the power of their example can offer
an orientation in a world that has become too complex to
comprehend. The spirituality they radiate is an everyday thing that
is nevertheless both profound and vivid. . . . "Our conversations,
on which this book is based, could be read as a 'crash course' in
Christian spirituality. This book will be an inspiration and an aid
to spiritual life for many people of our time, whether they are
believers or not."Johannes KaupFrom the Introduction
Anselm Grun, OSB, famed Benedictine author and cellarer-supplies
manager-of his monastery at Munsterschwarzach, offers brief
reflections on aspects of the Rule of Benedict. He sketches the
life of Benedict and reflects on how Benedict's instructions enable
one to live constantly in the presence of God. Even the most
mundane objects are signs of the presence of God. It is not merely
that we focus our attention on God, but that we're aware that God
always focuses attention on us, loving and encouraging us in all
things. For example: he calls the cellarer to regard all utensils
and goods of the monastery as sacred vessels of the altar. Grun
also ponders how work is an aid to prayer and how the Benedictine
vow of stability is essential to building community. Silence and
the solitude that characterize the monastic are conditions for the
possibility of genuine community. Each chapter concludes with a
brief reflection on the state of contemporary society and how the
aspect of the Rule of Benedict treated in the chapter applies to
the needs of today.
This work offers the core message of the Christian faith in a very
simple way. The refreshing blow of the Holy Spirit runs through the
pages of this book. El mensaje central de la fe cristiana expuesto
con sencillez. Un soplo refrescante del Esp?ritu recorre las
p?ginas de este libro. 1. El fen?meno del rigorismo: Causas de la
dureza con uno mismo. Formas de falta de amor con uno mismo.
Rigorismo en la vida espiritual. Violencia contra los hombres y las
cosas. 2. Portarse bien con uno mismo: Misericordia en la Biblia.
Ascesis y amor a s? mismo en la tradici?n mon?stica. El arte de la
aceptaci?n de s? mismo. El comportamiento cristiano con uno mismo.
Ser misericordioso consigo mismo.
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