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What does the Benedictine motto Pax mean for members of a monastery? Does it only concern inner peace or is there a responsibility to bring peace to a world torn with violence?

Join Sister Joan as she guides participants through her new book in an eCourse, “A Journey through The Monastic Heart” hosted by Spirituality & Practice from Oct. 25 to Nov.

Two live interviews are scheduled this week with Sister Joan on her new book. Many others are being taped and we will let you know when they are broadcast.

 

•from the writings of Joan Chittister: 38 Personal Stories to Transform a Life

Yes, you read that right. Joan Chittister’s online monthly spiritual publication, The Monastic Way, is now free.

Joan Chittister's new book, The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple Pr

“To be a contemplative it is necessary to walk through nature softly,” Joan Chittister writes.  Perhaps we’ve never needed that reminder more.

In the introduction to a new 8-part series for her NCR online column, Joan Chittister explains why she chose to focus on the Beatitudes:

 

An essay by Joan Chittister is included in a new book launched virtually last week in Australia, 

An article on peacemaking, “My Enemy Is Now My Friend” by Joan Chittister, was featured in this month’s edition of Kolbe News, a print and E-magazine and website, Calgary, Canada

A publishing group in the United Kingdom just bought the rights to Joan Chittister’s soon-to-be-released book, 

Refreshing, practical, and deeply respectful of the tradition that has made Sister Joan Chittister the genuine contemplative and warrior prophet that our times have called for—and that she has resp

Joan Chittister’s presentation at Chautauqua Institution—“To Exist, A Society Based on Money Needs a Population Based on Heart”—was preceded and followed by an exuberant standing ovation and interr

“A wise and helpful book” is how Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association, ended its advanced review of