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.
Table of Content
Contents
Preface – Dom Guerric Reitz Séjotte, Abbot of La Trappe
Foreword – Georges Hoffmann
A Note on Notes – Jean Truax
Chapter One: The Two Faces
Chapter Two: Only Angels Have the Right to Fly
Chapter Three: “Beware of the Trap”
Chapter Four: The Gates of Silence
Chapter Five: Learning How to Speak in the Cloister
Chapter Six: Different Journeys, Same Call
Chapter Seven: The Age of Reform
Chapter Eight: They Were Lay Brothers
Chapter Nine: Father Abbot of La Trappe
Chapter Ten: The One Who Leaves
Chapter Eleven: “So, I Am Studying Hebrew!”
Chapter Twelve: New and Ancient Communities
Chapter Thirteen: Nevertheless, There Is a World Out There!
Chapter Fourteen: God’s Violin
Chapter Fifteen: Beginnings without End
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Jean Truax has a Ph D in medieval history; she is an independent scholar and author of Ralph d’Escures, William of Corbeil and Theobald of Bec: Heirs of Anselm and Ancestors of Becket, and Aelred the Peacemaker: The Public Life of a Cistercian Abbot.
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