Downtown Monks and call to repentance of

and call to repentance of an Old Testament prophet

along with history

two generations of scholars speak for a retrieval of more traditional modes of interpretation by and for today's church

But be warned: this isn’t the staid

Father Holtz’s story remains an inspiration for readers and also serves as a model for

Downtown Monks and call to repentance ofDowntown Monks tells the story of the challenges facing a community of Benedictine monks in their ministry of running a boys school amid the gritty realities of inner city life in Newark, New Jersey. Father Holtzs story remains an inspiration for readers and also serves as a model for Christian living and discernment using Benedictine disciplines.