Spirituality for Daily Life.

This manual contains: the text of the Rule of St Benedict; an introduction to the essentials of Benedictine spirituality; Benedictine prayers; a who's who introducing us to 100 Benedictine saints and followers; and a guide to living the Rule in the world and community.

In the spirit of Alain de Botton's 'Consolations of Philosophy', the Abbot Christopher Jamison, from BBC2's The Monastery suggests ways in which the teachings of St Benedict can be helpful in everyday life

Philippa Talbot leaves her Civil Service career for a new calling - to join an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns. In this small community, each crisis is guided by the Abbess and the Sisters' shared bond of faith. It is here that Philippa must learn to forgive and forget the past.

Out of her long experience as a spiritual director, mentor and teacher, Margaret Guenther offers a warm and sensible guide for "the rest of us" to create a helpful and balanced rule of life to help us in our search for faith.

In his nineteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael is charged to investigate the theft of the Abbey's most sacred treasure.

In his twentieth chronicle Brother Cadfael is involved in an investigation of a uniquely personal nature, for as he observes, 'Before I was a Brother I was a father.'

In his fifteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael is witness to a shocking near-death confession and accompanies a fellow Benedictine on a dangerous quest for redemption.

This text draws on things both old and new: on the wisdom of the Bible, enshrined in Benedictine liturgy, on the experience of modern monks, and on the wisdom of the Christian church throughout her long history. Coming as it does from an Irish monastery, it also reflects the Celtic tradition.

In his seventeenth chronicle Brother Cadfael is asked to help identify a corpse found on Abbey land and discovers that it is the least baffling facet of a mysterious murder.

In his sixth chronicle Brother Cadfael is again caught up with the effects of civil war when two orphans disappear in the winter storms.

Derek Jacobi, who plays Cadfael on ITV, reads this compelling whodunnit from the bestselling Brother Cadfael chronicles.

In his tenth chronicle Brother Cadfael believes that amongst the motley group of pilgrims in Shrewsbury is a murderer fleeing justice.

In his fourteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael's tranquil life as a herbalist is disturbed by the arrival of a saintly hermit and the disappearance of a young boy.

Brother Cadfael's tranquil life at Shrewsbury monastery is once again interrupted by mysterious happenings.

Introduces Joan Chittister as a spiritual guide, friend and mentor.

Essential Writings.