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Article: The Cloister Walk.
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- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- September 6, 1996
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"A school for love" was St. Benedict's affectionate description of a monastery. The Rule of St. Benedict, written in the turbulent sixth century "by a man determined to find a life of peace and stability for himself and others," is described as a "practical and thoughtful work on how human beings can best live in community." But according to Kathleen Norris, author of The Cloister Walk, the true power of the rule, as with the gospel it is based on, lies in its power to change lives.
Norris, a Benedictine Oblate, who in addition to her commitment "to follow the Rule of St. Benedict insofar as your situation in life will allow," spent two nine-month residencies ...
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