The Grace to Desire It

Mediations on St. Benedict’s Twelve Degrees of Humility by Dom Pius Mary Noonan, OSB.

St Benedict, the Father of Western Monks, teaches that there are Twelve Degrees or Steps of Humility. This little book explores each of these steps, prayerfully seeking out their meaning and proposing practical ways in which they can be reached and lived out in day to day life.

From Father Abbot of Clear Creek:

“Will you come along? In his book Dom Pius Mary invites us to scale the heights of the spiritual life at the school of Saint Benedict, which is to say in keeping with the most authentic teaching at the heart of all Christian monasticism. And we shall not lack company for this journey, since the author also draws generously on the wealth of wisdom found in other great masters of the spiritual life. What are we waiting for?”