Briefly noted.Recent releases offer opportunites for some spiritual reading for Lent: * The St. Clare Prayer Book: Listening for God's Leading by Jon M. Sweeney (Paraclete, 2007) * Tenebrae: Holy Week after the Holocaust
* Chanting the Psalms: A Practical Guide with Instructional CD by Cynthia Bourgeault (New Seeds, 2007) * The Sign of the Cross: The Gesture, the Mystery, the History by Andreas Andreopoulos (Paraclete, 2006) * Thomas Merton Noun 1. Thomas Merton - United States religious and writer (1915-1968) Merton : A Book of Hours book of hours, form of prayer book developed in the 14th cent. from the prayers of clerics appended to the main service. The subjects of the miniature illustrations (see miniature painting) were frequently derived from the appendix of the Psalter. edited by Kathleen Deignan M. Kathleen Deignan is the Dean of Undergraduate Students at Princeton University, USA. She is responsible for the appointment and supervision of all staff in the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and the oversight of office policies and resources. (Sorin Books, 2007) |
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