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Sacred Time Embracing an Intentional Way of Life

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We live in a world where there never seems to be enough time for all we want and need to do. In Sacred Time: Embracing an Intentional Way of Life, Christine Valters Paintner guides us as we move beyond our own lives and embrace a world that urges us toward rest, reflection, and growth.

In Sacred Time, Paintner, abbess of the online Abbey of the Arts, shows us how by becoming in tune with the rhythms of the natural world, we can live more intentionally and experience a conversion toward a more expansive way of being. Paintner introduces us to the eight cycles of sacred time that exist in our everyday lives. These cycles that can ground us through our busy lives are

  • breath,
  • rhythms of the day,
  • weekly rhythms and Sabbath rest,
  • waxing and waning lunar cycles,
  • seasons of the year,
  • seasons of a lifetime,
  • ancestral time, and
  • cosmic time.

Each cycle encourages us to mindfully consider the time that passes as quickly as each breath and as slowly as the passing of generations. Within each cycle, we find wisdom from sacred tradition and the saints, including St. Benedict, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and St. Hildegard of Bingen; room for growth; and the presence of the Divine. Along the way, we are also given scriptural guidance, and we are invited to spiritual practices and creative explorations that will help deepen our understanding of each cycle, allow that understanding to take root in our lives, and expand our lives beyond the pressures of each day.

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Format: Paperback book
Product code: AM057225
Dimensions: 6" x 9"
Length: 160 pages
Publisher:
Sorin Books
ISBN: 9781932057225
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Written by Christine Valters Paintner

Praise

“In Sacred Time, Christine Valters Paintner eases me into a new appreciation for how God is at work in the mystery of time.”
Ann M. Garrido, Associate Professor of Homiletics, Aquinas Institute of Theology
“Sacred Time is a rich feast of wisdom that encourages personal insights and a pilgrimage that leads us intentionally toward 'time out of time.'”
Moira Anne MacDermaid, Poet and Abbey of the Arts Sacred Time Jubilee participant
“Beautifully written, this book helps readers adjust the rhythms of their lives to align more closely with that of God and creation.”
Rev. Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., Duns Scotus Chair of Spirituality, Catholic Theological Union