A fascinating personal account of life in a modern monastery. ( )

Excellent description of monastic life, past and present. Colorfull. ( )

A collection of essays about life in the Blue Cloud abbey. I really enjoyed this book. There are lots of great stories about the different monks that have lived in the monastery mixed with reflections on the monastic life and prayer. There are a couple of laugh out loud moments in here. I appreciated the frankness of his reflections. ( )

One of the most insightful, amusing, and inspirational books I've read in a long time! Br. Tvedten reflects on his life at Blue Cloud Abbey in South Dakota, on the changes, over the years, in the Benedictine life; and on the various monks with whom he's shared his life. A skilled storyteller, he continually dodges one expectations, demonstrating that the monastery, just like the world outside it, is a place filled with life in all of its blessed contradictions. This book offers us a rare glimpse into a world that, despite its apparent simplicity, has much to teach us -- about community and faith, about patience and change, abou how to find contentment. ( )

Wonderful ( )