Each illumination begins with a story from the desert mystics and then evolves into a practical application. The qualities and practices include awareness beauty, community, humility, kindness, prayer, solitude, understanding and vision.
Chittister, Joan Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, is a Benedictine nun and international lecturer who has been a leading voice in spirituality for over 30 years. She has authored 40 books, including her most recent, the critically acclaimed "The Gift of Years. "