{"product_id":"discernment-matters-9780814634691","title":"Discernment Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter fifty years of monastic life, prayer, and spiritual direction, Meg Funk knows what it means to listen with the ear of one''s heart to the Holy Spirit. In\u003ci\u003eDiscernment Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, she shares what she has learned. This book is a resource for those who want to learn and practice discernment as taught by the early monastic tradition. It includes an accessible summary of teachings about discernment from monastic traditions of late antiquity, consideration of important tools for making decisions today, and practical examples from the lives of St. Benedict and St. Patrick, as well as from the experience of monastics today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this fifth volume of the Matters Series, Funk completes one of the most comprehensive presentations of the spiritual life available today, demonstrating why this inner work is both necessary and such a joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Margaret Funk is a Benedictine nun of Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana. From 1994 through 2004, she served as \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSister Funk offers the reader a helpful synthesis of the theology and practice of the Christian discernment tradition. Contemporary readers will be gently challenged to examine and reorient the way that they have allowed themselves to develop `the discerning heart.' Funk's story of her personal journey will be helpful to pastors, spiritual guides, and students of the Christian spiritual tradition.\u003cbr\u003e Howard Gray, SJ, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003eA particular value of Sr. Meg Funk's latest book is that she doesn't speak only in generalities about discernment but gives specific examples of how she and others have gone about making God-centered decisions. In addition, she provides a very helpful summary of the core teachings of classic spiritual writers like Bro. Lawrence of the Resurrection and St. Teresa of Avila.\u003cbr\u003e James Wiseman, OSB, The Catholic University of America, Author of \u003ci\u003eSpirituality and Mysticism: A Global View\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a guide for grown-ups, a sophisticated, intricate look at discernment, in the broad sense as: \"`the Holy Spirit at work in us.\"\u003cbr\u003e Carol Schuck Scheiber, \u003ci\u003eHorizon: Journal of the National Religious Vocation Conference\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Iconographer’s Preface   ix\u003cbr\u003e     \u003ci\u003e Rebecca Cown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction   xvii\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Discernment and the Holy Spirit   1\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Tools for the Interior Journey   63\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Specific Practices for Discernment   133\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Where and to Whom Can We Go for Discernment?   170\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Imitating Those Who Went before Us   191\u003cbr\u003e Summary and Conclusion   209\u003cbr\u003e Afterword   210\u003cbr\u003e      \u003ci\u003eDom Armand Veilleux, OCSO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes   213\u003cbr\u003e Resources for Discernment   222\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018465313111,"sku":"9780814634691","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814634691.jpg?v=1750776991","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/discernment-matters-9780814634691","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}