tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post7767364398170857238..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: Where God DwellsAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-16245455296122980572009-06-03T14:29:42.156-05:002009-06-03T14:29:42.156-05:00God sustains the rock and you in existince by his ...God sustains the rock and you in existince by his action, but God is spirit, and God is Truth; hence to <i>know the truth</i>, since knowlege and understanding are faculties of the soul, is the closest you can come to "touching God."Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261197566240560777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-79919652149990785242009-05-29T09:31:13.043-05:002009-05-29T09:31:13.043-05:00Declan ~ This is the ONLY Cistercian book I've rea...Declan ~ This is the ONLY Cistercian book I've read (well, still reading, lol), not sure that I have a Cistercian vocation by any means, but of course I like recommendations on other great books to add to my ever-growing list! :-)Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-13960480315184670702009-05-28T23:23:21.313-05:002009-05-28T23:23:21.313-05:00I was given that book when I visited Mount St. Ber...I was given that book when I visited Mount St. Bernard Abbey near Leicester, England (British Title: The Cistercian Alternative). Have you read any books by Michael Casey, OCSO of Tarrawarra Abbey in Austalia? He is pretty good, too.Declan Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217044588939824459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-51181586063438556352009-05-28T08:01:07.924-05:002009-05-28T08:01:07.924-05:00Warren ~ The section I quoted doesn't belong to an...Warren ~ The section I quoted doesn't belong to any particular spirituality. It's actually very generalized. I find it interesting because of my professor's comment a couple years ago saying, "God holds you in existence". This passage takes that and goes deeper. It also addresses the mystics of several spiritualities. <br /><br />So the reality is that God DOES always touch us, and that is what causes us to continue to seek Him. We do that in different ways, and THAT'S where the spirituality comes in. And that's what the author is getting at; we choose those paths (ie Carmelite, Franciscan, etc.) but in the end, we're all seeking that eternal union with God. He's always with us. <br /><br />If He wasn't always touching us, then we'd simply stop existing. <br /><br />That's a basic theological principle. It's not Cistercian or Dominican or what have you, but a foundational reality of our existence.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-10737252528936999912009-05-28T07:47:11.180-05:002009-05-28T07:47:11.180-05:00This is a good example of where spiritualities can...This is a good example of where spiritualities can (in my words) diverge wildly, and in the eyes of the Church and of your fellow Catholics this is not only acceptable, but GOOD. <br /><br />Isn't it wild? I think so.<br /><br />In other words, I don't find that this does anything for me, since it's not how I think of my relationship, or connection with God, and yet, I can understand at the same time, how for other people it is. <br /><br />"Finding God within myself" is not my path. That's for sure. What's brilliant about this passage, is that if it resonates for you, it shows you that there's something in this spiritual path that is very valuable for you. <br /><br />For me, I'm left cold by this particular way of expressing this mystery. I would use language that is more incarnational, probably because of my roots more than anything else, but also because I prefer to couch everything in Franciscan terms. Duh. Big surprise there, eh?<br /><br />For other people, either way, they learn something really important about themselves.<br /><br />WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-11509027246500611942009-05-27T22:20:02.504-05:002009-05-27T22:20:02.504-05:00Mem ~ I definitely recommend it to anyone. It seem...Mem ~ I definitely recommend it to anyone. It seems to be written from a very general perspective, although of course it gives Cistercian history. I'm only about half way through, reading slowly so as to better digest it.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-87796355312595194502009-05-27T22:11:17.947-05:002009-05-27T22:11:17.947-05:00No, I have not been asked to read that book. I on...No, I have not been asked to read that book. I only have 4 years reading everything I can from Cistercian Publications. It's not new to me because I have been living it for some time now. But, I am sure the book is very much well worth reading.MemoriaDeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826704561653445661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-15893821247900379262009-05-27T22:08:40.020-05:002009-05-27T22:08:40.020-05:00Mem ~ I'm assuming your SD had you read this book?...Mem ~ I'm assuming your SD had you read this book? I've been back in contact with the community's Vocations Director, and have to read this, will contact her again when I'm done. It has a large section on Lectio Divina, asceticism, the monastic life, etc. <br /><br />I would actually recommend this book for ANYONE who might be called to a monastic vocation.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-88068653071991918692009-05-27T21:57:49.264-05:002009-05-27T21:57:49.264-05:00Ah, the Cistercian way ! A beautiful journey. Ci...Ah, the Cistercian way ! A beautiful journey. Cistercian way teaches us that we don't have to look for more and more but to do what we do now as well done as we can do it. It is not about the future as to what we can become but what we do now to the best of our ability according to God's grace. We walk minute by minute, day by day. Thus, the Cistercian way. And it is a process of, through God's grace, taking in what the head consumes and placing it into our heart. And that, Lectio Divina, a daily devotion out of love for God to know Him.MemoriaDeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826704561653445661noreply@blogger.com