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Mary Margaret Funk OSB
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Liturgical Press
Published
February 2013
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Author
Mary Margaret Funk OSB
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
February 2013
£21.25
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
Tools Matter
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How can we tend the garden of our souls? Meg Funk turns to the wisdom of the desert fathers for the means of removing obstacles to spiritual growth, which include thoughts of food, sex, possessions, anger, dejection, and pride, among other preoccupations. Redirecting thought away from such weeds in the garden of the spirit can lead to a greater awareness of God and purity of prayer. This method to mental discipline may seem impossible at first, Funk admits, but those who succeed at it are rewarded with a liberating experience as they come to observe and control individual thought processes. Drawing on the writings of the fifth-century monk John Cassian, Funk goes on to explore deeply using such tools as memory, imagination, and rational thinking-tools right out of early Christianity-to work on inner healing. She also explains how other positive tools, such as ceaseless prayer, manual labor, and isolation, may lead to uncluttering the mind and purifying the heart.Mary Margaret Funk is a Benedictine nun of Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana.
From 1994 through 2004, she served as executive director of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue, which fosters dialogue among monastics of the world's religions. In addition to the volumes of the Matters Series, she is the author of Islam Is...: An Experience of Dialogue and Devotion and Into the Depths: A Journey of Loss and Vocation.
Author
Mary Margaret Funk OSB
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
February 2013
Weight
196g
Page Count
208
Dimensions
12.5 x 17.6 x 1.3 cm
ISBN
9780814634974
ISBN-10
0814634974
Eden Code
4065869
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Author/Creator: Mary Margaret Funk OSB
ISBN: 9780814634974
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date: February 2013
Weight: 196g
Dimensions: 12.5 x 17.6 x 1.3 cm
Eden Code: 4065869