Loving Jesus: Monastery Talks on the Gospel According to Saint Matthew

by Mark A. Scott OCSO

Overview

In the gospel of Saint Matthew, Jesus is “Emmanuel,” God-with-us, or, as Jesus himself puts it, he is “I-Desire,” “Coming-I-Will-Heal,” and “I-Am-with-You-Always.”
 
The brief commentaries collected here, initially presented by Cistercian abbot Mark A. Scott in a series of chapter talks to his monastic community, will welcome the reader into an intimate encounter with the love of Jesus, as the evangelist Matthew presents him in chapters four through nine of his gospel. These reflections also weave insights from the Rule of Benedict along with reflections on monastic life offering to all ecclesial communities and individual Christians rich nourishment for their loving Jesus in return.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879070656
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	03/17/2023
Series:	Monastic Wisdom Series , #67
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	979,103
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Mark A. Scott, OCSO, is a monk of the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, California, which he entered in 1978. From 2000 to 2008 he served as appointed superior and then abbot of Assumption Abbey, Ava, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments   ix
Abbreviations   xi
Author’s Note   xv
Preface: Reading the Gospel   xvii
Monastery Talks
  1 On Matthew 4:12-13    3
  2 On Matthew 4:13, 16    8
  3 On Matthew 4:17    15
  4 On Matthew 4:18    20
  5 On Matthew 4:18-22    24
  6 On Matthew 4:23-25    30
  7 On Matthew 5:1-3    35
  8 On Matthew 5:3-11    41
  9 On Matthew 5:11-12    44
10 On Matthew 5:11    47
11 On Matthew 5:13    52
12 On Matthew 5:14    57
13 On Matthew 5:17-18    62
14 On Matthew 6:1-8, 16-18    67
15 On Matthew 6:7-8    71
16 On Matthew 6:9    76 
17 On Matthew 6:9-10    82
18 On Matthew 6:11-12 I    85
19 On Matthew 6:11-12 II    89
20 On Matthew 6:13 I    92
21 On Matthew 6:13 II    97
22 On Matthew 6:20-21    102
23 On Matthew 6:22-23    107
24 On Matthew 6:25    112
25 On Matthew 6:34    116
26 On Matthew 7:1-5    121
27 On Matthew 7:6    125
28 On Matthew 7:7-14    130
29 On Matthew 7:24-27    134
30 On Matthew 8:1-3    138
31 On Matthew 8:5-13    143
32 On Matthew 8:14-15    147
33 On Matthew 8:16    150
34 On Matthew 8:18-22    154
35 On Matthew 8:23-26    159
36 On Matthew 8:28–9:1    163
37 On Matthew 9:1-8    168
38 On Matthew 9:9-13    172
39 On Matthew 9:10-13    177
40 On Matthew 9:14-15    182
41 On Matthew 9:16-17    188
42 On Matthew 9:18-26    193
43 On Matthew 9:27-31    197
44 On Matthew 9:32-37    201

Editorial Reviews

"Fr. Mark Scott, OCSO, presents here a series of chapter talks, the fruits of study and reflection on the Gospel of Matthew. Well-versed in the scholarly study of the Gospels, his years of reflection on the text result in unexpected insights derived from both biblical and non-biblical perspectives, including the differences between Gospel narratives of the same event."
Martha Fessler Krieg, lay Cistercian associate and independent scholar
 

"Through his monastic conferences, now shared with a broader audience, Scott fashions Loving Jesus into a valuable contribution to the effort of Christians of many spiritualities to imitate the love of Jesus and hasten the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven. This is a generously conceived and well written book which will bear good fruit for religious and lay faithful alike."
The Downside Review

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