The Family Cloister: Benedictine Wisdom for the Home

by David Robinson

This book is a collection of meditations on family life drawn from the ancient book, The Rule of St. Benedict .

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2000

About the author

David Robinson has lived most of his life in the clouds of the Pacific Northwest. Robinson lives on the north Oregon coast with his wife Trina. David retired after 40 years of pastoral ministry including 31 years as Lead Pastor of Cannon Beach Community Church. Robinson has written nine books Christian spirituality, all based upon Christian medieval classics, including: Cloud Devotion: Through the Year with The Cloud of Unknowing (Paraclete Press, Jan. 2020); The Sacred Art of Marriage (Cascade, 2016); Soul Mentoring (Cascade, 2015); Ancient Paths: Discover Christian Formation the Benedictine Way (Paraclete, 2010); The Busy Family’s Guide to Spirituality (Crossroad, 2009); The Christian Family Toolbox (Crossroad, 2001); and The Family Cloister (Crossroad, 2000; winner of a national book award with the Catholic Press Association for 'Best Family Book'). Robinson is married with three grown sons and three grandchildren. Robinson is a jazz pianist and lover of backpacking in places of wildness and beauty.

Reviews

[Emily]

so far, really cool ideas. Tie-ing together our desire for living in community to our current stage of life with a family.

[Marcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

found some great nuggets in this book about five years ago. Now that the kids are in another developmental stage I think we can add some more to the "rule".

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Get up before sunrise for personal prayers and then wake up the rest of the kids for family devotions? I don't see that happening in my house.