Marianne Burkhard Osb: 2 books
A Listening Community
A Commentary on the Prologue and Chapters 1-3 of Benedict's Rule
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
This new book by Sister Aquinata Böckmann discusses the Prologue and chapters 1, 2, and 3 of the Rule of St. Benedict. In a lectio regulae she plumbs the depths of Benedict’s vision. Listen, the first word of the Prologue, is a keyword that describes the main stance of the individual monastic,...
From the Tools of Good Works to the Heart of Humility
A Commentary on Chapters 4-7 of Benedict's Rule
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
In a new volume of her exegetical commentary, Sr. Aquinata Böckmann explores chapters 4–7 of the Rule of St. Benedict. They contain Benedict’s instruction of how to learn and live the spiritual art of monastic life that is focused on Christ. In her close reading of the text and its sources she...