Don't Trust the Abbot: Musings from the Monastery

by Jerome Kodell OSB

One would expect an abbot to have words of wisdom for monks living in a monastery. But could his musings be relevant for those living in a complicated and often harried world? Yes, as readers will discover in this insightful collection. In these essays, from "Coldhearted Orthodoxy" to "God's DVD Library," from "The God of Hearsay" to "The Turtle on the Fencepost", readers will think in new ways about prayer and the Christian life, about faith and trust. Along the way, they will find in Jerome Kodell an abbot worthy of trust.

104 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2009

Reviews

[Jo Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Either I've lost it, or there is a big mistake...the description of this book, found here on Goodreads, is NOT the description of this wonderful book by Abbot Jerome Kodell! I know Jerome Kodell...he officiated at the funeral mass of my mom and her sister, and I KNOW I read this book...not the one described here! The Abbot wrote many short articles while he was Abbot at Subiaco Monastery, for the newsletter, The Abbey Message, and this book is a compilation of some of those topics. Those topics are all on one subject: our life with God and our search for God, either individually, or with others. They are heart-warming and informational, and challenging. I loved them, and will periodically bring this book out for meditation purposes.

[Irene Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

wonderful book to read one passage or more for reflection