BENEDICTINE READING
Seeking God by Esther de Waal (Liturgical Press, Collegeville,
MN, 1984)
Living with Contradiction: Reflections on the Rule of St. Benedict
by Esther de Waal (Harper Collins, New York, 1989)
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict
Today by Joan Chittister, OSB (Harper Collins, New York, 1990)
The Rule of St. Benedict by Joan Chittister, OSB (Crossroad
Publishing, New York, 1992)
Cherish Christ Above All: The Bible in the Rule of Benedict
by Demetrius Dumm, OSB (Paulist Press, New York,1996)
A Listening Heart: The Art of Contemplative Living by David
Steindl-Rast, OSB (Crossroad, New York, 1996)
Lovers of the Place: Monasticism Loose in the Church by Francis
Kline, OCSO (The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1997)
Prayer and Community: The Benedictine Tradition by Columba
Stewart, OSB (Orbis Books, Maryknoll, New York, 1998)
Thoughts Matter by Mary Margaret Funk, OSB (Continuum, New
York, 1999)
CALL AND DISCERNMENT
The Spiritual Journey by Francis Kelly Nemeck, OMI and Marie
Theresa Coombs (The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1990)
Paying Attention to God: Discernment in Prayer by William
A. Barry, SJ (Ave Marie Press, Notre Dame IN, 1990)
Called by God: A Theology of Vocation and Lifelong Commitment
by Francis Kelly Nemeck, OMI and Marie Theresa Coombs (The Liturgical
Press, Collegeville, MN, 1992)
Discerning Vocations to Marriage, Celibacy and Singlehood
by Francis Kelly Nemeck, OMI and Marie Theresa Coombs (Liturgical
Press, Collegeville, MN, 1994)
CELIBACY
An Undivided Heart: Making Sense of Celibate Chastity by
Sean D. Sammon, FMS (Alba House, New York, 1993)
Please feel free to contact us:
Sister Magdalena Craig,OSB
Vocation Director
Sister Therese Haydel, OSB
Associate Vocation Director
916 Convent Road
Cullman, AL 35055
256-734-2199
vocations@shmon.org
