Domestic Monastery

Summary: Short book thinking about how we can arrange our lives to think about them as service to God. This is a short book, about 90 pages and just under an hour as audio. It is cheap on both kindle and audiobook right now ($0.99 on kindle, $2.77 on audio). Sunday morning I could not sleep and after......more

I wish this book was more fleshed out, but it was written to parents and speaks often of the younger years where it can be difficult to read anything longer than 80ish pages. The lesson of the home is similar to the lesson of the monastery. Every grab of a hand, every interruption to a task with “mo......more

This is a concise, low-frills discussion of those monastic rhythms in which every Christian must participate for spiritual health. Using *time* as his thematic linch-pin. Rolheiser doesn’t say that one must turn the home into a monastery; rather, he points out the ways in which domestic life (filled......more

Undoes the shame some young Moms feel navigating the demands of the day and the lack of available space for a traditional “quiet time”. Brief, profound, freeing, and affirming. Would recommend to any parent of young kids.......more

After seeing this tiny little book being recommended more and more, I can say it’s a little gem worth reading. Simple and straightforward language, yet painting a compellingly beautiful picture. I nearly cried for feeling seen.......more