Jon M. Sweeney has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 4 ratings. The most-rated is Domestic Monastery.
Domestic Monastery
Summary
What is a monastery? A monastery is a place set apart - a place to learn the blessings of powerlessness, and that time is not ours but God’s. Our home and our duties can, just like a monastery, teach us those things. The vocation of monastic men and women is to physically withdraw from the world. But the principle is equally valid for those of us who cannot go off to monasteries. Certain vocations offer the same kind of opportunity for contemplation, and provide a desert for reflection. In 10 brief and powerful chapters, Fr. Ron explores how monastery life can apply to those who don't live in a cloister: "Monasticism and Family Life" "The Domestic Monastery" "Real Friendship" "Lessons from the Monastic Cell" "Ritual for Sustaining Prayer" "Tensions within Spirituality" "A Spirituality of Parenting" "Spirituality and the Seasons of Our Lives" "The Sacredness of Time" "Life’s Key Question"
©2019 Ronald Rolheiser (P)2019 Paraclete Press
How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job
Summary
Discussion around the best seller The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher has led many people to want to know more about Benedictine principles. Originally written for monks, the principles in the Rule of St. Benedict may be applied by anyone — and in today’s hectic, changing world, following its principles offers a rich spiritual connection to the stability and wisdom of monastic life. This essential guide explains how people who live and work in “the world” are still invited to balance work with prayer, cultivate interdependence with others, practice hospitality, and otherwise practice their spirituality like monks.
©2013 Br. Benet Tvedten (P)2020 Paraclete Press, Inc
Thomas Merton
Summary
An introduction to the spiritual legacy of Thomas Merton Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and one of the most influential spiritual figures of the 20th century. His writing on contemplation, monastic life, mysticism, poetry, and social issues have influenced generations and his legacy of interfaith understanding and social justice endures to this day. Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices offers an exploration of Merton as a monk, as a writer, and as a human being. Author Jon M. Sweeney delves into Merton’s life and ideas with an appreciation for his work and a deep understanding of the spiritual depth that it contains. Thomas Merton offers a unique view of the popular and sometimes controversial monk, braiding together his thoughts and practices with the reality of his life to create a full portrait of a pivotal figure. The Merton revealed in its pages is a source of inspiration and insight for those wrestling with questions of faith and spirituality. At its core, the book is about the search for wholeness - a search Merton undertook himself throughout his lifetime and one readers can also embark on as they draw inspiration and guidance from his life.
©2021 Jon M. Sweeney (P)2021 Random House Audio
Francis of Assisi in His Own Words
Summary
Listening to Francis's writings is like being “on the road” with him 800 years ago. Biographies will only take you so far. It's impossible to truly understand Francis of Assisi without hearing his own words. A scholar and lover of Francis, Sweeney has added six writings to his best-selling compilation, additional texts that we're most certain came from Francis himself. Now, short writings such as The Form of Life He Wished for Clare, The Sermon to the Birds, and The Source of True Joy combine with Francis's rules, letters, messages, songs, praises, canticles, and final spiritual testament in a most ideal introduction to the saint. An expanded introduction and notes that add historical and theological context.
©2018 Jon M. Sweeney (P)2020 Paraclete Press, Inc