Listen My Son: St. Benedict for Fathers

by Dwight Longenecker

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819218561
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Listen My Son

This book is the truth and does not sit well alongside post-modern culture; this is why it is so good! I know the truths here provide hope to save our introspective society from consuming itself by sharing how good community works. The tools are all available between the covers of this excellent book. Will we take note and more importantly take action?

Brings the RSB into layman's terms.

Don't let the title scare you mothers away. "Listen My Son: St. Benedict for Fathers" brings the reader through the Rule of Saint Benedict, (RSB), by way of a brief daily reading that explains each section as it would be applicable in any parent's life today. The entire RSB is read within one year's time. It is often said that child birth comes without any instruction manual. "Listen My Son: St. Benedict for Fathers" can be that manual. This would make an excellent gift for a new parent.

thoughtful, helpful book

Dr. Longenecker's meditations on the rule of St. Benedict are both inpirational and pragmatic. This book offer a useful re-tooling and reapplication of these essentially monastic directives for use in family life. It makes me want to work more dilligently at being a better father and person.

Excellent initial experience with St. Benedict

My mother gave this book to all her sons (including me) for Christmas a year ago. This was my first exposure to Saint Benedict and his Rule. At that time I had very little exposure to the monastic life. As I read this book I could really begin to appreciate the devout nature of Benedict and his followers. It is clear that these men who give up their lives for Christ, these monks, truely have a calling to this vocation. I really liked the interpretation that went along after each rule by Dr. Longenecker. This was especially valuable as I had not been experienced these teachings before. I highly reccommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about the contemplative life.

high marks...

As any who have read an ancient work in translation will tell you, any commentary that is included can be a blinding distraction, or the most illuminating aspect of the literature. In this case, Longenecker's accompanying prose is surely the latter. Benedict's Rule is related to the work of a father with practiced ease and grace. The work is profoundly instructive. In fact, my only gripe is with the slightly unwieldy, slightly overlong introduction. Though it should by no means be skipped, I remember feeling a little anxious to get on to St. Benedict. Very high marks though, I thoroughly recommend this book to any father, or mother for that matter.