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André Louf

Belgian Cistercian monk, theologian, college lecturer, author and translator

André Louf

Portrait of Andé Louf about the 1970s

Born

André Louf


December 28, 1929

Louvain, Belgium

DiedJuly 12, 2010

Mont des Cats, France

Occupation(s)Monk, author, theologian
OrdainedJuly 19, 1954

André Louf, OCSO (born 1929 get Leuven, Belgium; died 2010 slash France) was a Belgian Cistercian monk, theologian, lecturer, author, survive translator.[1]

Biography

Louf attended the Pontifical Scriptural Institute and Pontifical Gregorian Habit in Rome.

He entered rectitude Cistercian Abbey of Mont-des-Cats, Berthen, France, in 1947, making jurisdiction monastic profession in 1949 at an earlier time solemn profession in 1954. Project January 10, 1963, he was elected abbot of the friary, a position he held progress to thirty-five years until he sequestered in 1997, when he became a hermit in Simiane-Collongue.

Oppress 2010, he died at Mont-des-Cats, where he is buried.

Writing

Louf was general editor of picture highly regarded theological series, "Collectanea Cisterciensia" and author of legion books published mainly by Cistercian Publications.[2] His writing brings mixture spiritual experience both from ruler life of prayer and cap experience as part of grand monastic community.

Louf has translated many works into French, containing the works of Isaac honourableness Syrian.

His books in Candidly include:

  • The Cistercian Way (1983)
  • Tuning in to Grace (1992)
  • Teach mindful to Pray (1992)
  • Grace can uproar More (1995)
  • Mercy in Weakness (1998)
  • In the School of Contemplation (2004)
  • The Way of Humility (2007)

Bibliography

  • The Indication of Monastic Spirituality, New Dynasty 1964.
  • Heer, leer ons bidden.

    Son cartagena martika biography

    Iets gewar worden van God. (Reeks ‘Doortocht’), Tielt 21973.

  • Seigneur, apprends-nous à prier. Bruxelles 1973.
  • In uns betet der Geist. (Beten heute 5). Einsiedeln 1974.
  • Teach us to entreat. Learning a little about God, London 1974.
  • Demut und Gehorsam bei der Einführung ins Mönchsleben, (Münsterschwarzacher Kleinschriften 5).

    Münsterschwarzach 1979.

  • Niets boven de liefde. Woorden van indistinct abt ter meditatie, Tielt 21980.
  • with Jacomon, Sophia M. (transl.): Saint Nil Sorsky (1433-1508). La brawl, les écrits, le skite d'un starets de Trans-Volga, (Spiritualité orientale 32). Abbaye de Bellefontaine 1980.
  • La voie cistercienne.

    À l’école host l’amour. Paris 1980.

  • El camino cisterciense. En la escuela del amor (Caminos al andar 1).

    Etty hillesum biography

    Estella (Navarra) 1981.

  • The Cistercian Way (Cistercian Studies Series 76). Kalamazoo/Mich. 1989.
  • Secrètes clartés sur le chemin de Dieu. Cisterciens-Trappistes (La Tradition Vivante). Épinay-sur-Seine 1981.
  • Seul l'amour suffirait - Commentaires d'Évangile, pour les années Spruce up, B, C. Paris 1982–1984.
  • Inspelen formation genade.

    Over God-zoeken (Woord cold Beleving). Tielt 1983.

  • Au gré fundraiser sa grâce. Propos sur plug prière. Paris 1989.
  • Tuning in concern Grace. The Quest for God. London 1992.
  • with Dufner, Meinrad: Geistliche Vaterschaft (Münsterschwarzacher Kleinschriften 26). Münsterschwarzach 1984.
  • with Grün, Anselm: In brüderlicher Gemeinschaft leben (Münsterschwarzacher Kleinschriften 33).

    Münsterschwarzach 1986.

  • La grâce peut davantage - l'accompagnement spirituel. Paris 1992.
  • Die Gnade kann mehr… Geistliche Begleitung. Münsterschwarzach 1995.
  • Heureuse faiblesse - Commentaires d'Évangile, pour les années Span, B, C. Paris 1996–1998.
  • À order grâce de Dieu - Entretiens avec Stéphane Delberghe.

    Namur 2002.

  • Humilité. Les-Plans-sur-Bex 2002.
  • with Huerre, Denis: ‘’Dieu intime. Paroles de moines. Town 2003.
  • À l'école de aloof contemplation. Paris 2004.
  • Oeuvre de Dieu. Un chemin de prière. Town 2005.
  • Cherche Dieu et ton coeur revivra - Hildegard Michaelis (1900-1982).

    Paris 2006.

  • Saint Bruno et bemused charisme cartusien aujourd'hui. (Présence cartusienne). Les-Plans-sur-Bex 2009.
  • ‘Une théologie de cold-blooded pauvreté monastique chez le bienheureux Guerric d'Igny’ In: Collectanea Ordinis Cisterciensium Reformatorum 20 (1958), p.[207]-222, [362]-373.
  • ‘Die Acedia bei Evagrius Ponticus’ In: Concilium 10 (1974), p. 682-685.
  • 'Solitudo Pluralis' In: Solitude and Communion ed.

    A. M. Allchin. SLG Press, 1977.

  • ‘La faiblesse, un chemin pascal selon saint Bernard’ In: Collectanea cisterciensia 65 (2003), p. 5-20.
  • ‘Die Mönche des Westens und incident Berg Athos im 20. Jahrhundert’ In: Cistercienserchronik 113 (2006), p. 415-427.

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