For this selection, I didn’t choose
a book that seemed to be the most intellectual, most politically correct, or
most bionically sound book. This time around, I went for a subject that
interested me and that I had little knowledge about. “Making a Heart for God”,
is a look at a week-long retreat at a Trappist Monastery in Kentucky. First of
all, I didn’t know anyone could actually stay at one of these places and not
have to become a monk. In fact, you don’t even have to be Catholic! I was
amazed at how monasteries were turning into vacation destinations for anyone
who can grab a reservation. You don’t even have to be male to stay either.
The book is written out as a
schedule of participants’ weekly activities (or lack thereof). As the itinerary
is laid out, stops are made chronicling the monastery’s history and doctrines
are examined. The visitors and monks read, pray (a lot!), worship, work and
make money for the order to stay solvent, and they relax. The big surprise was
how secular all of this could be, while still trying to pursue Heaven.
Worth Consuming
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