St. Benedict Collection Cont-Matthew Levering human life takes the form

human life takes the form of a story

This long-overdue spiritual biography gives new insight into his works by shedding fresh light on their author’s deepest-held convictions

While Levering has examined the marks of the Church as “one” and “holy” elsewhere

as the real presence of Christ

St. Benedict Collection Cont-Matthew Levering human life takes the formThere are few figures as influential in the development of Christian culture as St. Benedict, the father of Western monasticism. The monasteries he founded and the Rule he wrote for them have shaped the religious life of the Church for centuries, and his musings on prayer, work, and community life are of timeless value. This St. Benedict Collection contains the Rule in its entirety, as well as the biographical Life of St. Benedict written by St.