{"product_id":"were-just-novices-9798385226061","title":"We're Just Novices","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Pomedli\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Monasticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour individuals join a prairie religious community for a year in the mid-twentieth century. A hippie type delights in playful antics and earthy jokes; another, a musician, finds his joy in Gregorian chant; a farmer delights in nature; and a business executive looks forward to running the whole monastery. These men follow the Rule of St. Benedict, oriented to beginners: they rise early every morning to meditate, keep silence, and obey a superior. Written without self-pity and with a certain merriment, We're Just Novices traces their simple ideal--eat, sleep, and pray. But there are challenges: the rigor of learning to read Latin publicly, eye-rolling humor, and dealing with human desires. Personal life and private possessions become part of the communal. These monks have a moderate program so that they can grow and, mostly, stay balanced. They do not try to become heroes. Their spirituality is ordinary and even tedious; their prayer and work, not primarily that of individuals but that of a community. But in their togetherness there is some growth and depth, a holiness, the sanity of a well-tempered life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resource Publications (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45159838318743,"sku":"9798385226061","price":1405.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798385226061.webp?v=1768569146","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/were-just-novices-9798385226061","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}