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Consider becoming an Oblate of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie.
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Oblate Reading Suggestions
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily
Joan Chittister, OSB
Monk in the Inner City
Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB
Perspectives on the Rule of Saint Benedict: Expanding Our Hearts
Aquinata Bochmann, OSB
Engaging Benedict
Laura Swan, OSB
Monasteries of the Heart
Joan Chittister, OSB
A Share in the Kingdom: A Commentary on the Rule of Benedict for Oblates
Benet Tvedten, OSB
A Guide to Living the Truth: Saint Benedict’s Teaching on Humility
Michael Casey, OCSO
The Cloister Walk
Kathleen Norris
St. Benedict’s Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living
Jane Tomaine
The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century
Joan Chittister, OSB
The Song of the Seed: A Monastic Way of Tending the Soul
Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB
Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict
Esther DeWaal
Cherish Christ Above All
Demetrius Dumm, OSB
12 Steps to Inner Freedom: Humility Revisited
Joan Chittister, OSB
Rule of Benedict, 1980
Timothy Frye, OSB, Editor
Day By Day with Saint Benedict
Terrence G. Kardong, OSB
The Nonviolent Moment: Spirituality for the 21st Century
Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB
Desiring Life: Benedict on Wisdom and the Good Life
Norvene Vest