CONTENTS I. St. Benedict 1 II. Pre-Benedictine Monachism 11 III. St. Benedict's Idea 23 IV. Benedictine Asceticism 35 V. St. Benedict's Teaching on the Spiritual Life 46 VI. St. Benedict's Teaching on Prayer 58 VII. Benedictine Mysticism 75 VIII. Benedictine Life Contemplative: What this means 93 IX. The Benedictine Vows 122 X. Benedictine Poverty 146 XI. St. Benedict's Rule 166 XII. St. Benedict's Abbot 184 XIII. The Benedictine Family 200 XIV. Benedictine Government 216 XV. Benedictine Polity 234 XVI. The Order of St. Benedict 258 XVII. Daily Life in St. Benedict's Monastery 275 XVIII. The Benedictine Idea in the Centuries 291 XIX. Benedictine Work for the World 314 XX. Benedictine Studios 332 XXI. Sketch of Benedictine History 353 XXII. A Benedictine Abbey in the Twentieth Century 368 Index 384 Digitized by Google.