For the "Spiritual but not Religious" generation - a profound proposal that every human being needs ritual to be fully alive.
Zacharias Heyes, translated into English here for the first time, suggests that rituals have the ability - unlike anything else in our lives - to guide us in our desire to come home to our true selves. He bases his approach on the monastic liturgy of the hours, discussing monks' experience of these times of prayer and exploring how those outside the monastery might appropriate this ritual wisdom. Heyes invites all to heed St. Benedict's call to "listen...with the ears of our hearts." He roots his approach in the church's deep traditions and points to how these might help, amid the challenges and tensions in our lives, to become more attentive to how we might live more authentically and with greater joy. Finally, Heyes encourages every reader to use the exercises he suggests only as starting points, as they soul-search for their own rituals.
