Enrich your mind and spirit—visit the monastery library!

November 2009

Blustery winds stir bare tree branches. Piles of leaves and grinning jack-o-lanterns line the curbs.  Plumes of smoke waft from chimneys and geese honk overhead as they make their way to warmer climes. The newspapers are full of Christmas ads….It must be November!

It’s also that time of year when our thoughts turn to turkey dinners, pumpkin pies and Packer football games. Have I forgotten something? Yes!  November is the month to be thankful for all the above and for all we’ve received throughout the year and throughout our lives.

Share your thankfulness. Come to the monastery and participate in daily prayer, read one of the library’s many thought-provoking books or walk the nature trails. We hope to see you soon.

The monastery library has recently added the following books to its collection:

Bockmann, Aquinata.  Around the Monastic Table.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009.

Bourgeault, Cynthia.  Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening.  Lanham, MD: Cowley Publications, 2004.

Pramuk, Christopher.  Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009.

These titles and many more await your discovery!

Is there a book you've recently discovered, loved and would like to recommend? Tell us about it through an e-mail to Nancy.