Praying in the Cellar: A Guide to Facing Your Fears and Finding God (Voices from the Monastery) [Paperback]

Anthony Delisi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005 | Series: Voices from the Monastery

We all hurt in various ways--pain from childhood, unspoken fears, memories that remind us of loss--but Anthony Delisi, a Trappist chaplain, teacher, and retreat leader for nearly sixty years, shows us how to bring all of these to God as we learn to pray "in the cellar." This engaging guide to contemplative prayer will take you through the depths of what it really means to follow Jesus's instructions for prayer: "When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret." Fr. Delisi encourages us to accept Jesus' invitation to enter our interior cellar and in the darkness let our fears come to the surface. Along the way, he also shares his own experiences and reflections on his own journey toward discovering God's deepest healing, and love. This inviting and helpful book is for all of us who have had trouble praying because memories, family, loves, concerns--life!--gets in the way.

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"I laughed and criedsometimes both in the same paragraphat Father Delisis naked honesty in facing his private fears...This book is good for everyone, regardless of whether one wants to expose fears to God for healing. Father Delisi, founder of the Lay Cistercian movement, has a masterful wit and even offers tidbits on growing tomatoes." Marion Amberg St. Anthony Messenger January 9, 2006

About the Author

Anthony Delisi, O.C.S.O., has been publishing his warm reflections on the spiritual life for decades from his monastery near Atlanta. He entered Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, Georgia in 1948, and is the founder of the Lay Cistercian movement, aimed at bringing monastic spirituality into the lives of interested laypeople around the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557254230
• ISBN-13: 978-1557254238
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,820,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary book by an extraordinary man, May 2, 2007

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This review is from: Praying in the Cellar: A Guide to Facing Your Fears and Finding God (Voices from the Monastery) (Paperback)

Fr. Anthony is a singular man and for those who can't make it to the Monastery to one of the retreats he gives, any of his books are good. I would recommend this one and "What Makes a Cistercian Monk?" - a collection of his talks to the monks while he was Superior of the Monastery. Because of his contact with the Lay People who come to the Monastery, he has a down-to-Earth writing style that's easy to follow. He also gives good advice about finishing what is in front of you before you start Contemplative Prayer so you won't have distractions and won't get discouraged. He has a gift for speaking from his humanity to other's. A good read.