Recommended reading

THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT

RB1980 - The Rule of St Benedict in English  
ed Tim Fry / The Liturgical Press
In Latin & English with notes      ISBN: 0 8146 1220 2
In English (Pocket edition)         ISBN: 0 8416 1272 5

COMMENTARIES ON THE RULE

Work and prayer: The Rule of St. Benedict for Lay People
C. Carys-Elwes & C. Wybourne /Continuum / ISBN: 0 86012 196 8

The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages
Joan Chittister / Crossroad / ISBN: 0 8245 2503 5

A Life-Giving Way: A commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict
Esther de Waal / Mowbray / ISBN: 0 26467 502 9

BENEDICTINE SPIRITUALITY

Marked for life: prayer in the Easter Christ
Maria Boulding / SPCK / ISBN: 0 28103 682 9

A touch of God: 8 monastic journeys 
Maria Boulding / SPCK / ISBN: 0 28103 853 8 

St. Benedict for the Laity
Eric Dean / The Liturgical Press / ISBN: 0 8146 1595 3

The Rule of Benedict for Beginners - Spirituality for Daily Life
Wil Derske / The Liturgical Press / ISBN: 0 8146 2802 8

Essential Monastic Wisdom
Hugh Feiss / HarperCollins / ISBN: 0 06 062482 5

Benedict's Dharma - Buddhists reflect on the Rule of St Benedict
ed Patrick Henry / Continuum / ISBN: 0 8264 6193 X

In praise of Benedict
Basil Hume OSB / Hodder / ISBN: 0 340 26410 1

Teach Us to Pray
Andre Louf / DLT / ISBN: 0 232 51950 1

A Benedictine Handbook
Ed A. Marret-Crosby / Canterbury Press, Norwich / ISBN: 1 85311 499 5

The Inner Room - a journey into Lay Monasticism
Mark Plaiss / St. Anthony Messenger / ISBN: 0 8671 6481 6

The Path of Life: Benedictine Spirituality for Monks and Lay People
Cyprian Smith / Gracewing / ISBN: 0 85244 302 1

Prayer & Community: The Benedictine Tradition
Columba Stewart / DLT / ISBN: 0 232 52240 5

Spirituality for Everyday Living - an adaptation of the Rule of St. Benedict
Brian C. Taylor / The Liturgical Press / ISBN: 0 8146 1757 3

Let all the peoples praise him - the Psalms and Lectio Divina
Michel de Verteuil / Columba Press / ISBN: 1 85607 231 2

Friend of the Soul: a Benedictine Spirituality of Work
Norvene West / Cowley / ISBN: 1 56101 138 X
 
Living with Contradiction - reflections on the rule of St. Benedict
Esther de Waal / Harpercollins / ISBN: 0 00 627022 0

Seeking God
Esther de Waal / Fount / ISBN: 0 00 626687 8 

All these titles are available from www.amazon.co.uk

The language of Christianity

The Lay Community's resident wordsmith, Bill Merrick, has provided us with some reflections on the origins of some of the words which make up the Christian vocabulary. To read his article, Who Put the East into Easter?, please click here.