Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Quick and Easy Sign Up!

It takes less then 1 minute to sign up, then you can enjoy Unlimited eBooks.

Sign Up Browse

Popular Genres

Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

  • Download on iOS
  • Download on Android
  • Download on iOS

In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk’s Memoir

In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk’s Memoir

Pico Iyer
3.9/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Winner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir and Cover Design .


Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more well-known visitors, including Sr. Helen Prejean and Seamus Heaney, to Merton's hermitage. In Praise of the Useless Life includes Quenon's quiet reflections on what it means to live each day with careful attentiveness.

The humble peace and simplicity of the monastery and of Quenon's daily life are beautifully portrayed in this memoir. Whether it be through the daily routine of the monastery, his love of the outdoors no matter the season, or his lively and interesting conversations with visitors , Quenon's gentle musings display his love for the beauty in his vocation and the people he’s encountered along the way.

Inspired by his novice master Merton, the poet and photographer’s stories remind us that the beauty of life can best be seen in the "uselessness" of daily life—having a quiet chat with a friend, spending time in contemplation—in our vocations, and in the memories we make along the way.
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ave Maria Press
Release
April 13, 2018
ISBN
1594717591
ISBN 13
9781594717598

In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk’s Memoir

Pico Iyer
3.9/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Winner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir and Cover Design .


Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more well-known visitors, including Sr. Helen Prejean and Seamus Heaney, to Merton's hermitage. In Praise of the Useless Life includes Quenon's quiet reflections on what it means to live each day with careful attentiveness.

The humble peace and simplicity of the monastery and of Quenon's daily life are beautifully portrayed in this memoir. Whether it be through the daily routine of the monastery, his love of the outdoors no matter the season, or his lively and interesting conversations with visitors , Quenon's gentle musings display his love for the beauty in his vocation and the people he’s encountered along the way.

Inspired by his novice master Merton, the poet and photographer’s stories remind us that the beauty of life can best be seen in the "uselessness" of daily life—having a quiet chat with a friend, spending time in contemplation—in our vocations, and in the memories we make along the way.
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ave Maria Press
Release
April 13, 2018
ISBN
1594717591
ISBN 13
9781594717598

More books from Pico Iyer

The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Video Night in Kathmandu and Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells

3.9/5 ( ratings)

A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Sun After Dark: Flights Into the Foreign

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Man Within My Head

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The Inland Sea

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Asiatics

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Nixon Under the Bodhi Tree and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction

3.6/5 ( ratings)

A Wanderer in the Perfect City: Selected Passion Pieces

4.4/5 ( ratings)

The Eloquent Essay: An Anthology of Classic Creative Nonfiction

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Wanderlust: Real-Life Tales of Adventure and Romance

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Granta 116: Ten Years Later

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Mariko / Mariquita

3.6/5 ( ratings)

My California: Journeys by Great Writers

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?

loader