Benedict continues to inform Christian life and work; his rule is as fresh and useful for us as it was fifteen hundred years ago. It is not only monks and nuns who benefit from meditating on the Rule - all of us can. Here is an example of such meditation in the truest Benedictine way: practical, realistic, compassionate and confident in the power of the divine love to draw us near.
-Barbara Crafton, author of The Courage to Grow Old and numerous other books
I welcome this tenth anniversary edition of St Benedict's Toolbox. It is a wonderful book, one of the best introductions we have in print today to the spirit of St. Benedict. It speaks clearly to Episcopalians of our day about the great spiritual treasure of the Benedictine tradition.
-The Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, Episcopal Visitor of the Companions of St. Luke
In Jane Tomaine's tenth anniversary edition of St. Benedict's Toolbox, it becomes even more evident that Jane is a woman with a Benedictine heart. In this revised edition she broadens and deepens the various aspects of our Benedictine tradition in ways that are practical and meaningful for every reader. This is an exciting and challenging recipe for living our lives out of 'love for Christ, good habit, and delight in virtue' (RB 7:69).
-Karen Joseph, OSB, member of Sisters of St. Benedict, Ferdinand, Indiana, and retreat director
Any Christian hungry for deeper spiritual formation will find in St. Benedict's Toolbox an authentic guide for how to live out the spirit of St. Benedict's Rule for Monks. Filled with wise advice from a variety of monastic and other writers, the book is presented in an orderly and easily accessible format. Jane Tomaine's practical approach, her sympathetic assessment of the human condition and her appreciation of the role of community in spiritual growth all reflect faithfully the spirit of St. Benedict's Rule.
-Albert Holtz, O.S.B., Newark Abbey, author of Pilgrim Road and Downtown Monks
