Resources and Reflections

Daily Reflections

Saint John's Abbey Daily Reflection 

Resources

Essays

• Vocation Project Summary
• A Way of Life, a Way of Faith
• Catholic, Benedictine Values in an Educational Setting
• "The Catholic Intellectual Tradition; What is it? Why should I care?" written and presented by William Cahoy, Dean of Saint John's School of Theology** (available upon request through Saint John's School of Theology)

Heritage Fellows Program

• 2006 Prospectus
• Application Form***

*** To fill out the application, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this, download Adobe Acrobat Reader, and follow the instructions. When Acrobat is installed, click the link of the form above. The forms may be faxed or mailed as indicated in the form.

Books

Recommended Reading for Students

• Wild At Heart - John Eldredge
• The Heart of a Tender Warrior - Stu Weber
• Fearlessly Feminine - Ray & Anne Ortlund
• Disciplines of a Godly Woman - Barbara Hughes
• Dangerous Idea - C. S. Lewis
• It's Not About Me - Max Lucado
• Powerful Promises for Every Woman - Elizabeth George
• The Singing God - Sam Storms

Recommended Reading for Faculty and Staff

• Listening: Lost in Wonder - Esther de Waal
• A Hidden Wholeness - Parker Palmer
• Stewardship: An Hour Before Daylight - Jimmy Carter Walden - Henry David Thoreau
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
• Love and Community: Let Your Life Speak: Listnening for the Voice of Vocation - Parker Palmer
• Wisdom Distilled from the Daily - Joan Chittister, OSB
• Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition - Cernera & Morgan
• Sacramental Worldview Life and Holiness - Thomas Merton
• How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind - Richard Hughes
• Big Questions, Worthy Dreams - Sharon Daloz Parks
• Prayer and Community - Columba Stewart, OSB
• Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose - Brian Mahan
• Fabric of This World - Lee Hardy

Additional Resources

Books

• Badcock, Gary D. – The Way of Life
• Barron, Robert – The Strangest Way
• Barry, Patrick OSB – Saint Benedict’s Rule
• Bronson, Po – What Should I do with my Life
• Cahalan, Kathleen A. – Projects that Matter
• Catron, Janice E – God’s Vision, Our Calling
• De Waal, Esther – Living with Contradiction
• Derske, Wil – The Rule of Benedict for Beginners
• Dillard, Annie, - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
• Dollard, Kit – Doing Business with Benedict
• Eldredge, John – Wild at Heart
• Farrington, Debra K. – Living Faith Day by Day
• Fowler, James W. – Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian
• Gaillardetz, Richard R. – A Vision of Pastoral Ministry
• Gaillardetz, Richard R. – Becoming Word for One Another
• Gaillardetz, Richard R. – Broken & Poured Out
• Gaillardetz, Richard R. – Making the Connections
• Kinney, John F. – A Pastoral Letter
• Krueger, Davis A. – The Business Corporation & Productive Justice
• LaReau, Renee M. – Getting a Life
• Main, Bruce - If Jesus Were a Senior
• McDonald, M. Grace OSB – Lamps Burning
• Merton, Thomas – The Seven Story Mountain
• Overvoorde, Chris Stoffel – Passing the Colors
• Rausch, Thomas P. – Reconciling Faith and Reason
• Rev. McLennan, Scotty – Finding Your Religion
• Stewart, Columbia OSB – Prayer and Community
• Various Authors – A Sense of Place II
• Various Authors – Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
• Various Authors – Faith & the Life of the Intellect
• Various Authors – Hearts Expanded
• Various Authors – Professing in the Postmodern Academy
• Various Authors – Retrieving Charisms for the Twenty-First Century
• Various Authors – The Heart of Learning
• Various Authors – Understanding Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities
• Vermeiren, Korneel – Praying with Benedict
• Wadell, Paul J. – The Moral of the Story
• Wilkinson, Bruce – The Dream Giver

Videos

• Abbot John Klassen, OSB and Julie Lynch "Listenting: The First Duty of Love" 11/17/2004
• Bill Cahoy "The Catholic Intellectual Tradition 8/20/2003