What Do You Seek?: Wisdom from religious life for today's world

by Friendship

Overview

John-Francis Friendship spent twenty-five years as an Anglican Franciscan friar. Drawing on the whole breadth of monastic history and experience, he looks at core aspects of monastic and religious life and applies its practical wisdom for living well in today’s world. Chapters include: • Knowing your heart’s desire and pursuing it; • Counter-cultural living – the spirit of poverty, chastity and obedience; • Clothing yourself in Christ – getting into holy habits; • Living in community – how to get along together; • God in all things – seeing the whole world as divine; • For the sake of the kingdom – serving those in need; • Living with thanksgiving – shaping the eucharistic life. What Do You Seek? draws on a vast wealth of spiritual wisdom accumulated over the centuries to offer inspiration and courage for living with integrity and hope today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786223470
Publisher:	Canterbury Press Norwich
Publication date:	09/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	737 KB

About the Author

John-Francis Friendship is an Anglican priest, a Senior Accredited Supervisor with the Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Educators (APSE) and a senior team member at the London Centre for Spiritual Direction. He is a founder member of the progressive Anglo-Catholic organization, the Sodality of Mary and belongs to the Society of Catholic Priests.