The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living

This work brings together for each day of the year three prayer practices for contemplative living: first, a brief "active prayer"; second, spiritual reading; and, third, Lectio Divina. The brief introductory prayer sentences are from various sources - the Bible and traditional prayers of the church or of well-known spiritual writers. The spiritual readings come from eleven of Father Keatings books and one audiotape, with a month's worth of readings derived from each work. Each day's entry concludes with a brief selection from the Bible, or Lectio Divina.

Father Thomas Keating was known throughout the world as an exponent, teacher, and writer on contemplative prayer. A Cistercian (Trappist) monk of St. Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, Colorado, he was a founder of the Centering Prayer Movement and of Contemplative Outreach. He authored numerous books, particularly of the trilogy Open Mind, Open Heart; Invitation to Love; and The Mystery of Christ. Among his books is The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living, compiled by S. Stephanie Iachetta.

Introduction; January: Open Mind, Open Heart; February, The Better Part; March: The Mystery of Christ; April: Crisis of Faith, Crisis of Love; May: Invitation to Love; June: The Human Condition; July: Fruits of the Spirit; August: The Heart of the World; September: Who Is God?; October: Intimacy with God; November: Awakenings; December: The Mystery of Christ; Appendix: The Essentials of the Centering Prayer Method; Index of Biblical References; Index of Subjects; Index of Quotations; Index of Original Breath Prayers.