In his co-written book Inhabiting the Church, New Monastic pioneer Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove began to reflect on what Benedictine monasticism can teach us today. Now he has dedicated an entire book to the Benedictine virtue of stability. Pennsylvania bookstore Hearts & Minds has posted an intriguing review of the book. A brief excerpt follows (click the link above for the whole review):
Lauren Winner writes on the back cover “Stability may be the virtue of the 21-st century Christians most ignore—and the virtue we are most called to embrace. This fine book will inspire you to look at your own life, asking ‘Where am I restless? Where might God be calling me to be rooted, to stay put?'”
Indeed, most of us have failed in this virtue; we have not cared for our neighbors (or our own neighborhoods) as we ought. We have not been rooted in place, or really engaged with the people and plot of creation in which we are placed. We have been too busy to participate in the simpler rhythms of life.
Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians
Grateful to the dead 