Downtown Monks: Sketches of God in the City [Paperback]

Albert Holtz (Author, Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 187 pages
• Publisher: Ave Maria Press (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087793696X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877936961
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,819,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Monks in the city provide examples and perspective for all., June 6, 2000

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This review is from: Downtown Monks: Sketches of God in the City (Paperback)

The lives of monks, the monastic orders, is a fascinating, intriguing world. Here, in this book is found vignettes of their daily lives within the seemingly unlikely setting of a rough urban area. Not all monks live on mountaintops; this volume shows how lucky we are that they don't. Finding the spiritual and the holy in everyday and even challenging circumstance is something these monks strive to acheive; this man's efforts and musings on the process provide good perspective for our own ordinary lives, Catholic or not. This book was a welcome refreshing quiet break from the bustle and stress of my everyday life, providing insight and some thought provoking challenges in any given, regular day. Very enjoyable, very readable, not preachy, academic or dogmatic in the least. I gave it to my husband to read next in the hopes that it would also add some perspective on his stress filled life.

5.0 out of 5 stars DOWNTOWN MONKSm Sketches of God in the City, March 2, 2009

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This review is from: Downtown Monks: Sketches of God in the City (Paperback)

Eagerly looking forward to reading this! If it is anything like FROM HOLIDAYS TO HOLY DAYS, A Benedictine Walk through Advent; or PILGRIM ROAD, A Benedictine Journey through Advent, it will be worth every minute and more of my time.