This December, Westminster John Knox will publish my second book, Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Hermits, Prophets, and Rebels! The manuscript is currently in the editing process, but I thought I’d share with you a glimpse of the Table of Contents, which is still liable to change a bit but is basically intact.
If you have any questions or are thinking of using my book for your church’s Lenten study in 2018, do let me know. Thanks for reading!
Preparing for Lent
For Fasting
For Almsgiving
For Your Calendar
At Home
The Devotions
First Days of Lent
Ash Wednesday: The Inner Room
Ash Thursday: The Wilderness
Ash Friday, A Fast Day: Thirst
Ash Saturday Almsgiving: Congregations
Week 1: Solitude and Silence
Sunday: Listen to Silence
Monday: Elijah on Mt. Horeb
Tuesday: Mary the Theotokos
Wednesday: When God is Silent
Thursday: Catherine Doherty and the Poustinia
Friday, A Fast Day: Silence
Saturday Almsgiving: Conservation
Week 2: Solitude and Struggle
Sunday: Endure Yourself
Monday: Antony the Great
Tuesday: Hagar of Egypt
Wednesday: Saul at Damascus
Thursday: Francis of Assisi
Friday, A Fast Day: No Pain, No Gain?
Saturday Almsgiving: Illness
Week 3: Solitude and Journeys
Sunday: Go For a Walk
Monday: Jesus Left the Crowds
Tuesday: The Coracle Monks
Wednesday: Mary of Egypt
Thursday: Jonah in the Fish
Friday, A Fast Day: Boredom
Saturday Almsgiving: Refugees
Week 4: Solitude and Hospitality
Sunday: Welcome Guests
Monday: Benedict of Nursia
Tuesday: Julian of Norwich
Wednesday: Moses Wears a Veil
Thursday: Anna the Prophet
Friday, A Fast Day: Hunger
Saturday Almsgiving: Food for the Hungry
Week 5: Solitude and Resistance
Sunday: Jesus Withdrew
Monday: John the Baptist
Tuesday: Catherine of Siena
Wednesday: Howard Thurman
Thursday: Charles de Foucauld
Friday, A Fast Day: Poverty
Saturday Almsgiving: Justice
Holy Week: Solitude and Confinement
Sunday: Imprisonment
Monday: Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Tuesday: John of Patmos
Wednesday: Solitary Confinement
Maundy Thursday: Alone Together
Good Friday, A Fast Day: Behold the Cross
Holy Saturday Almsgiving: Captives
Easter Sunday: Mary Magdalene at the Tomb
Appendix
Ways to Pray in Solitude
Recipes:
Easy Little Bread
Red Easter Eggs
Further Reading
