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In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk's Memoir

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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul Quenon, Pico Iyer (Foreword by)Publish date:2018-04-13Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ave Maria PressISBN-13:9781594717598ISBN-10:1594717591UPC:9781594717598Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ReligionBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Religious, SpiritualitySize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCQRC4ABB6

In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk's Memoir

Winner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir (First Place) and Cover Design (Second Place).


Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ave Maria PressISBN-13:9781594717598ISBN-10:1594717591UPC:9781594717598Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ReligionBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Religious, SpiritualitySize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCQRC4ABB6
Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., entered the Trappists in 1958 at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where Thomas Merton was his novice master. Quenon is a photographer and the author of several books of poetry, including Unquiet Vigil--named a "Best Spiritual Book of the Year" by Spirituality & Practice and "Best Poetry Volume of the Year" by Hearts and Minds Books. Quenon coauthored Carved in...
Publisher: Ave Maria Press

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