"What is monastic spirituality?" with Br. Ambrose Stewart, OSB
Monastic spirituality can be a guide for life and following Christ not just for monks, but also for Christians living in the world. This is the first of four lectures on monastic spirituality in the winter/spring 2024 Christian in the World lecture series. In this first lecture from January 27, 2024, Br. Ambrose Stewart, OSB, a monk of Mount Angel Abbey, focuses on the Desert Fathers – those 3rd and 4th century monks who first fled to the Egyptian desert in search of God.
The first half of the lecture considers the life of Saint Antony, “the father of all monks,” and the collected Sayings of…
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