Walking in valleys of darkness: a Benedictine journey through troubled times

✍ Scribed by Benedictines.;Benedictines;Holtz, Albert

• Publisher: Church Publishing; Morehouse Pub
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 155 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: New York
• ISBN: 0819227412

✦ Synopsis

How do we deal with and attempt to understand God's presence and overarching love for us when life goes wrong, when we encounter difficulties and tragedies? This noted Benedictine monk and priest shares his personal journeys through troubled times, using the discipline of meditating on single words of Scripture from the New Testament. He skilfully translates from Greek to English to reveal these "buried treasures" with multiple nuances of meaning that give light along difficult paths in life.;My world falls apart: the closing of Saint Benedict's Prep -- Learning to let go: knee surgery -- Getting hollowed out: the death of my brother Bob -- My turn with the monster: cancer -- Welcoming mystery: our community grows smaller -- The key to troubled times -- the Paschal mystery -- Epilogue.

✦ Subjects

Benedictines