How to Live: What the Rule of St. Benedict Teaches Us About Happiness, Meaning, and Community
Written by Judith Valente, Martin E. Marty and Joan Chittister, OSB
Narrated by Pam Ward
5/5
()
About this audiobook
In How to Live, Judith Valente explores the key elements of the rule and clearly demonstrates how incorporating this ancient wisdom can change the quality and texture of our lives offering a way forward from the divisions gripping our country. These fresh and profound explorations are inspiring and thoughtful, and will motivate listeners to live a meaningful life.
Judith Valente
Judith Valente covers the religion beat for PBS-TV's national program Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Her reports have also appeared on The News Hour on PBS and on Chicago Public Radio and National Public Radio. She has worked as a news producer for WTTW/Chicago and is a former staff writer of The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, where in 1992, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in in the feature writing category. She has won nine broadcast awards and was twice nominated for an Emmy. Valente is a speaker, retreat leader, and the author of two collections of poetry. In 2004, she won the Aldrich Poetry Prize, which was judged by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver. She is co-editor of the anthology Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul. She has been a frequent guest on WTTW's weekly program 30 Good Minutes to talk about monastic wisdom for the modern world. She recently became a Benedictine Oblate. Valente and her husband Judge Charles Reynard live in Chicago and Normal, IL.
Related to How to Live
Related audiobooks
In God's Holy Light: Wisdom from the Desert Monastics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Moral Theology: A Catholic's Guide to Living the Good Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Cloister Walk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Live and How to Be: Judith Valente Boxed Set Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Future of Faith: The Path of Change in Politics and Society Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Rule of St. Benedict: An Introduction to the Contemplative Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Be: A Monk and a Journalist Reflect on Living & Dying, Purpose & Prayer, Forgiveness & Friendship Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLent, Holy Week, Easter: Catholic Audio Course & Free Study Guide Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Liturgical Year: The Spiraling Adventure of the Spiritual Life - The Ancient Practices Series Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Francis: The Journey and the Dream Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Catholic Countdown: 12 Days to Religious Literacy for Parents, Teachers, and Teens Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Christian Life: Exploring Lay Spiritual Practices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sermons in Times of Crisis: Twelve Homilies to Stir Your Soul Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLight of Assisi: The Story of Saint Clare Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Way to Inner Peace Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ignatian Mindfulness: Your Guide to Practicing Discernment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCatholic Men's Retreat: 12-Day Audio Retreat for Busy Believers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Introduction to a Devout Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Come, Pray with Carmel: How to Enrich Your Spiritual Life with Carmelite Prayer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/57 Deadly Sins: A Catholic's Guide to Unmasking the Great Lie Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Abandonment to Divine Providence: How to Fulfill Your Daily Duties with God-given Purpose Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Surrounded by Love: Seven Teachings from St. Francis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Christianity For You
A Grief Observed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mere Christianity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Divorce Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Holy Bible in Audio - King James Version: The Complete Old & New Testament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cost of Discipleship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Book of Letting Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Return of the Gods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Weight of Glory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for How to Live
2 ratings0 reviews