Publication

1991 - Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn, Minnesota

Language

English

Word Count

95,750 words, Guess

Page Count

383 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC271/.102
  • DDCB
  • LCCBX4705.D515 H84 1991
and 1 more
  • LCCBX4705.D515H84 1991

Description

The Monk's Tale is the story of a Benedictine monk of St. John's Abbey by the name of Godfrey Diekmann, editor of Orate Fratres/Worship; organizer of and participant in national and international Liturgical Weeks; outstanding teacher; popular and gifted speaker; sought-after retreat preacher; consulter to the Pontifical Preparatory Commission on the Liturgy, which prepared for the Second Vatican Council; Council peritus fro 1963-1965; a member, from its founding, of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); and a consultor to the Consilium for th Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy. A man of contagious, childlike effervescence and rock-solid faith, Farther Godfrey's life intersects and illumines some of the most fascinating events of contemporary Church history. - Provided by the publisher.

Subjects

Topics

MonksBiographyBenedictinesDiekmann, GodfreyChristian biographyBenedictines -- United States -- Biography

Places

People

Godfrey Diekmann

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