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This is a rich collection of memories and reflections from the long-time abbot of La Trappe, Dom Marie-Gérard Dubois, OCSO. Starting with his entry into monastic life, he walks the reader through the dramatic changes in the Strict Observance of the Cistercian Order, including its liturgical reform and developments in the role of lay brothers. Dom Dubois also shares stories about the diverse group of men who entered the Order at that time, including WWII veterans, Holocaust survivors, and members of the French literary elite, and why they decided to become monks. His stories offer a fascinating inside view into twentieth-century Cistercian life.
Contents
Contents
Preface vii
Dom Guerric Reitz Séjotte, Abbot of La Trappe
Foreword ix
Georges Hoffmann
A Note on Notes xi
Jean Truax
Chapter One: The Two Faces 1
Chapter Two: Only Angels Have the Right to Fly 19
Chapter Three: "Beware of the Trap" 33
Chapter Four: The Gates of Silence 55
Chapter Five: Learning How to Speak in the Cloister 91
Chapter Six: Different Journeys, Same Call 113
Chapter Seven: The Age of Reform 149
Chapter Eight: They Were Lay Brothers 177
Chapter Nine: Father Abbot of La Trappe 203
Chapter Ten: The One Who Leaves 235
Chapter Eleven: "So, I Am Studying Hebrew!" 251
Chapter Twelve: New and Ancient Communities 279
Chapter Thirteen: Nevertheless, There Is a World Out There! 305
Chapter Fourteen: God's Violin 331
Chapter Fifteen: Beginnings without End 349
Bibliography 375
Index 383
