Listen My Son

For centuries The Rule of St. Benedict has provided guidance for many monastic communities. In recent years, individuals outside the monastery also have discovered the merit in living according the Benedict's ideals. Now, Dwight Longenecker takes Benedict one step further, and uses the Rule to help men become better parents. Just as the abbot of a monastic community reads Benedict's Rule for guidance, Longenecker says, so, too, can men read the Rule to help them guide the family. Listen, My Son (the opening words of Benedict's Rule) breaks the Rule into small daily portions and provides commentary specifically geared to help men be better husbands and parents. Without underestimating the emotional, spiritual, and physical demands of fatherhood, Longenecker also holds up the joys of developing a strong bond with God-one that nurtures the individual man, and that provides him with the ability to grow himself and his family in faithfulness, service, and love.

Author: Dwight Longenecker
Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780819218568

Review Citation(s):
CBA Retailers 10/01/2000 pg. 77

About the Author
Longenecker, Dwight: - Dwight Longenecker was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He studied theology at Oxford, and was ordained into the Anglican ministry. After ten years of serving as a curate, school chaplain, and country parson, he and his family were received into the Catholic Church. He now works in England as a District Organiser for the St. Barnabas Society and as a freelance writer and broadcaster.