Wisdom Distilled from the Daily

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...III as the common principles and values that join them both in the one life of disciple- COMMON SENSE SANCTIFIED ship: the one life of Christian faith lived WISDOM DISTILLED FROM THE DAILY Living the Rule of St...

...Appli- cation deadline is April 1. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO PROGRAM The curriculum focuses on the distinctive resources of the Roman Catholic theological tra-dition and places them in an ecumenical dialogue with the faith and theol-ogy of other major Chris-tian traditions...

...Mulling over these matters, one is led to wonder whether what is crucial is not so much the different modalities that may distinguish a more "lay" oriented as con- trasted with a more "monastic" style of spirituality (significant as these may be), in different registers...

...Robert P. Imbelli ver the past several years, Commonweal has pub- lished an occasional series entitled "The Laity and the Life of Faith...

...That much, surely, we could take care of mindfully...

...What delights in such common sense wisdom disLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO announces the opening of a Ph.D...

...Perhaps the attitude most central to the Rule,as Chittister experiences and exegetes it, is that of mindfulness...

...PROGRAM in THEOLOGY with specializations in New Testament & Early Christianity and Christian Ethics ADMISSION Admission is limited to full-time students in the Fall semester only...

...A compelling claim of Joan Chittister in her new book, Wisdom Distilled from the Daily, is that the foundational vision of the Rule of Saint Benedict lends itself to secular as well as monastic embodiment...

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...Respect for things and reverence for persons--the kitchen vessels treated with the same honor as the altar vessels, the guest greeted as though Christ himself were present---con- note attitudes as much at home in the high- rise as in the monastery...

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...Indeed, the qualities of heart and mind that the Rule seeks to promote are precisely those most needed by a wastefully con- sumerist and explorative society...

...And they rec- ognize that the royal road to the goal is a self-critical and unremitting discernment...

...Indeed, in my own musing upon the pieces, the common thread that weaves them into a fine tapestry can be indicated by the two virtues: integrity and discern-ment...

...Those seeking to live out the life of faith, in the midst of secular responsibilities and commitments, strive to achieve that integrity of word and deed, private and pub- lic, familial and institutional, that is the peculiar demand of holiness...

...Benedict Today Joan Chittister, O.S.B...

...one that, in the face of our tendency to self- deception, requires the humble and sincere consultation of others, whether spouse, friends, or associates, regarding motives, enterprises, and consequences...

...She writes: "Each of us has been given something to keep well: a small garden, a tiny room, a simple apartment, our bodies...

...I have enjoyed and profited from the excellent contributions, both the experiences recounted and the careful and discerning reflections brought to bear on those expe- riences...

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