The Cloister Walk

Author - Kathleen Norris ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Riverhead Trade was reviewed on 3-Nov-2008.

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1) Paperback Book The Cloister Walk by Riverhead Trade. For the life of me, I don´t see what people get out of Kathleen Norris´ writing! Her thoughts are jumbled, scattered, rambling, disjointed, and highly self-absorbed to boot!

If you want to read a REAL book about monastic life, I recommend The Genessee Diary. Pass on this one. I feel that I´ve completely wasted the few hours I spent trudging through this tome.
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2) Paperback Book The Cloister Walk by Riverhead Trade. Book Review
The Cloister Walk
In Kathleen Norris´ book, The Cloister Walk, she invites the readers into her life as a Protestant, poet, feminist, married woman who is drawn to the monistic life of the Benedictines. She details the struggles she has with reconciling what she knew as a child with what she is learning today. Kathleen also finds great joy in experiencing life as she does, and seems to have no intentions of converting to the Catholic faith; she is happy being Protestant. While Kathleen takes the reader on her journey with her, she takes time to fill the reader in on her past so that they can fully appreciate her present.
This book was not what I expected when I first chose it specifically from its title. I was expecting a book about someone who is in a cloister and writing about that life, but once I understood what the intent of the book was I enjoyed journeying with Kathleen. I also found myself wanting to know what happened in her life once the pages ended. One of the biggest strengths of the book was that it was engaging and kept me interested in Kathleen´s life. The book also shed some light on the Benedictine life and left me wanting to know more. In my position at my parish, I am often asked about good books. I can easily suggest this one as an option, though not as a book to obtain knowledge about the Catholic faith, but as a good summer read, which I think can often times be very valuable.
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3) Paperback Book The Cloister Walk by Riverhead Trade. It´s been a few years, but memory tells me this was - and is - a wonderful book. I suppose it makes a difference to have been to the monastery in Minnesota where the author went, and to have met Ms. Norris; nonetheless, she has a lot to say. Her thought-full exposition of the Psalms was particularly helpful, although I would have been happier if she had chosen a more recent translation (such as the NRSV or the CEV)than the often-difficult-to-understand King James Version. I have recommended this book many times, and continue to do so.¤

4) Paperback Book The Cloister Walk by Riverhead Trade. One of the elements of Kathleen Norris which makes reading her so fundamentally satisfying is her ability to weave the words and thoughts of others so seamlessly into her own observations of endeavoring to live a life of faith. "The Cloister Walk" seems to do this with greater facility and to greater effect than "Dakota: A Spiritual Geography."

In "The Cloister Walk," Norris, an apathetic Christian turned agnostic turned yearning Protestant, relates her experiences (physical and spiritual) as an oblate with the Benedictines. This is an accessible memoir of one woman´s account of opening the eyes of her heart in her search for God and one that can be enjoyed by anyone striving to hear a still small voice within.¤

5) Paperback Book The Cloister Walk by Riverhead Trade. This interesting book gives the reader an unusual inside view into the cloistered life, especially for those of us who would dearly love to have the experience but probably never will have the privilege.¤

6) Paperback Book The Cloister Walk by Riverhead Trade. A reverent study of the monastic world assesses the meaning of the cloistered life in modern times, journeying through a liturgical year to capture the relevance and spiritual significance of the religious life. Reprint. Tour. NYT. PW. ¤

7) Paperback Book The Cloister Walk by Riverhead Trade. In the tradition of Thomas Merton, Kathleen Norris gives us an intimate look at how religious life fills a gap in the soul. Her poetic sensibilities internalize the monastery as a symbol of spirituality, with its sanctity and humor, questioning and uncertainty, rhythm and vigor. Beyond moral precepts and Bible stories, Cloister Walk is a very personal account of religion lived fully. It depicts a depth and beauty of spirituality in monastic life that has survived the vicissitudes of Roman Catholic politics and pomp.¤

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