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Highlights
- Brings together the Rule of Benedict and Twelve-Step recovery to create a handbook for wholeness.
- Author(s): John Edward Crean
- 160 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Ministry
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About the Book
Recovering Benedict encourages us to nourish our physical and spiritual lives using the Rule of Benedict and the twelve-step recovery principles of Alcoholics Anonymous.Book Synopsis
Brings together the Rule of Benedict and Twelve-Step recovery to create a handbook for wholeness.
Review Quotes
"Thanks to John Crean's keen eye to the connections between the Steps and the Rule, we now have not only a great introduction to Benedict, but also a daily practice that we can add to our program. Incorporating even a few of the great saint's disciplines will most certainly enrich our recovery."
-Verne Becker, General Editor, Recovery Devotional Bible
"There are loads of contemporary commentaries on the Rule of Benedict . . . few do link twelve-step and Benedictine themes, but Rev. John Crean's book may be one of a kind. He uses the familiar breakdown of the Rule into small segments meant to be read daily over a four-month period, inserting his commentary after each section."
-Joan Ridley, O.S.B., American Benedictine Review
"John Crean has done a great service to all those who find themselves unable to change their self- and other-destructive behavior by melding Benedictine and twelve-step spirituality. This book is inviting to anyone who wants to find peace in this deeply disturbing time."
-William A. Barry, S.J.
"Rev. Crean's prayers and reflections are heartfelt, offering both solace and challenge for the reader."
-Sister Judith Sutera, OSB, Benedictine Monastery of Mount St. Scholastica
"I think this book should be mandatory reading. I endorse it with my whole heart!"
-J. Jon Bruno, retired Bishop of Los Angeles