Description: This study of some of the most important of them could serve as a companion to the translations being published in the Cistercian Fathers Series, enabling nonspecialists to read those translations with greater understanding and appreciation. In fact, it might prove a fruitful source for approaching the whole monastic ethos.
Brief description: Sister Edith Scholl (1931-2017), studied piano and composition at the University of Michigan, where she earned a bachelor of music degree. She entered Mount Saint Mary's Abbey in 1956. She served as the prioress, taught liturgy and Christian spirituality, and has written music for her community's liturgy. She contributed articles to Hidden Springs and Peaceweavers, and an anthology of early Cistercian texts, In the School of Love (all published by Cistercian Publications).
Review Quotes: Words for the Journey definitely is the useful tool that it was intended to be in providing access to some of the deeper levels of meaning in the writings of the early Cistercians.American Benedictine Review