Donald Burt
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Reflections On A Dying Life
$16.95Add to cartReflections on a Dying Life is a series of reflections based on two common themes in Saint Augustine’s Spirituality. Donald Burt O.S.A., explores Augustine’s recurrent idea that as human beings we are living in an Inn for Travelers-a hospice for those who are still on the road-as well as the idea that every moment of our existence is a movement towards death, the moment when we must “exit” this hospice to the life waiting for us beyond the doors. These ideas are developed in three sections; Part One: “Life in the Inn for Travelers,” Part Two: “Death: the Door to Life,” and Part Three: “Life After Death.”
In hopes that his reflections on these ideas will assist himself and his readers to be happy, Fr. Burt focuses on the support the Christian faith provides for those in transit. The Christian faith assures us that whatever happens to us in this life, we will never be without the presence of a loving God who guaranteed through God’s own death that we can have perfect happiness on the other side of the door of death, and who in the meantime has promised that God will stay with us, supporting us along the way.
A remarkable collection of essays that provides thoughtful rumination on our life now, our future death, and the life that awaits us thereafter, Reflections on a Dying Life is an excellent navigational tool for any thoughtful guest in this mostly pleasant Inn for Travelers.
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Let Me Know You
$19.95Add to cartOne of Augustine’s earliest prayers after his conversion was a prayer to understand himself and to discover God. He came to realize that all of us follow more or less the same path of discovery, a path that begins in darkness and moves toward wisdom. Although few achieve the perfection of wisdom, we can be certain that we are showing our love for God by reaching out in love to our fellow human beings. In “Let Me Know You” Father Burt offers a rare reflection on the seven steps in Augustine’s journey towards the vision of God and suggests that they are also the stages we must go through in order to finally “see” the God of love for ourselves.
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Let Me Know Myself
$19.95Add to cartSoon after his conversion Augustine prayed “O God, let me know myself; let me know you.” He was convinced that the eventual discovery of God began with a discovery of one’s self. In “Let Me Know Myself . . .”, Donald Burt, O.S.A., offers reflections on what Augustine said about the nature of the “self,” obstacles standing in the way of discovery, and some of what one can learn about oneself from experience and faith.
