Atchison Blue: A Search for Silence, a Spiritual Home, and a Living Faith
4/5
()
About this ebook
The first time Judith Valente arrived at Mount St. Scholastica monastery, she came prepared to teach a course on poetry and the soul. Instead, she found herself the student, taking lessons from the Benedictine sisters in the healing nature of silence, how to cultivate habits of mindful living, and the freeing reality that conversion is a lifelong process.
With the heart of a poet and the eye of a journalist, she tells how her many visits and interviews with the Benedictine sisters forced her to confront aspects of her own life that needed healing--a journey that will invite readers to healing of their own. A beautiful and heartfelt work that crosses The Cloister Walk with Tuesdays with Morrie, Atchison Blue will resonate with readers of Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Mary Gordon, and Anne Lamott.
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.
Read more from Judith Valente
How to Live: What the Rule of St. Benedict Teaches Us About Happiness, Meaning, and Community Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Centering Prayers for Women: A Daily Devotional for Drawing Closer to the Heart of God Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Be: A Monk and a Journalist Reflect on Living & Dying, Purpose & Prayer, Forgiveness & Friendship Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Atchison Blue
Related ebooks
Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wisdom of Wild Grace: Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBecoming Flame: Uncommon Mother-Daughter Wisdom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrancis and Clare: A True Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings30-Day Journey with Dorothy Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMelodies of a New Monasticism: Bonhoeffer’s Vision, Iona’s Witness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWalking with Francis of Assisi: From Privilege to Activism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOpen Wide My Heart: A Journal of a Prayer Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGiving Attention: Becoming what we truly are Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLove is the Meaning: Growing in Faith with Julian of Norwich Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Enthusiast: How the Best Friend of Francis of Assisi Almost Destroyed What He Started Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Heartbeat of God: Finding the Sacred in the Middle of Everything Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dear Joan Chittister: Conversations with Women in the Church Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShirt of Flame: A Year with St. Therese of Lisieux Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Merton & Waugh: A Monk, A Crusty Old Man, and the Seven Storey Mountain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grace: On the Journey to God Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOur Holy Yearnings: Life lessons for becoming our truest selves Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHazelnuts of Grace: Selections from Julian of Norwich Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWritings of Francis & Clare (Annotated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJournals of Brother Roger of Taizé: Volume I: 1941–1968 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIntimacy in Prayer: Wisdom from Bernard of Clairvaux Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJesus and You, Woman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBefriending Silence: Discovering the Gifts of Cistercian Spirituality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic—And Beyond Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWaymarks: Cairns for a Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCelebrant’s Flame: Daniel Berrigan in Memory and Reflection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe White Stone: The art of letting go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Living on the Border: Reflections on the Experience of Threshold Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Christianity For You
The Holy Bible (World English Bible, Easy Navigation) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind... Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mere Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Grief Observed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Atchison Blue
4 ratings1 review
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I prefer the writings and reflections of Kathleen Norris (Dakota, The Cloister Walk) for spiritual reflection ;however, Valente's personal insights from the Benedictine Mount in Atchison, Kansas offer balm as well.