Saint Benedict for Busy Parents

by Dwight Longenecker

24 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

About the author

Dwight Longenecker was brought up an Evangelical, studied at the fundamentalist Bob Jones University, and later was ordained an Anglican priest in England. After ten years in the Anglican ministry as a curate, a chaplain at Cambridge, and a country parson, in 1995 Dwight was received into full communion with the Catholic Church. He has published in numerous religious magazines and papers in the UK, Ireland, and the USA, writing on film and theology, apologetics, Biblical commentary and Catholic culture.

Reviews

[Robert Showers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short essay as part of the Knights of Columbus' "Building the Domestic Church" series. Worth a read, worth thnking about. Not a life-changer. Longenecker - who has written at least one book about everything - suggests that Catholic families, parishes, and K of C councils would do well to build their common life on the double trio of the Benedictine life: obedience, stability, ad conversion of life; and prayer, work, and study. He gets a few details wrong (esp. in his paragraphs on obedience), but all in all this is a solid essay. I am pastor of, among others, St. Benedict's Parish in Terre Haute, Indiana. I read this book to see if it could be used for some parish program. I will recommend it to some individuals, but I will not build a pastoral program upon it.

[John Teske · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent and brief read about "pray, work, and study." It teaches about St Benedict, the Benedictines, and how busy parents can incorporate these three precepts into their lives.

Just excellent.

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introduction to St Benedict’s rule. Simple, fast read. I do wish there was a little more reflection on the rule and family life, but perhaps that’s in another book.
I’ll be looking into reading Fr Longnecker’s other work on St Benedict and finally get around to reading the Rule.