Faith Can Give Us Wings: The Art of Letting Go

Notker Wolf

Oct 2013 · Paraclete Press

About this ebook

“Why do you look so happy?” people have been asking Notker Wolf for years, now. So he set out to answer them in this lively book. A relationship with God, he explains, can feel like falling in love, when it seems that butterflies are fluttering around in your stomach. Then, beauty, joy, belief, trust, and forgiveness are his subjects, all in an effort to show his readers how it is possible to have wings of faith – and fly! “Notker Wolf is a gift to the monastic community, the Church and the world in Christ. This book brings out the best of his multifaceted spiritual and natural gifts. I recommend it highly.” —John Michael Talbot “This insightful book can speak to the emptiness we all experience at times and perk us up so that we take notice of what really matters. By reading and reflecting on these ideas, you might just discover the beauty and fullness a faith perspective has to offer. You may even learn to soar!” —Sister Judith Ann Heble, OSB, Moderator, Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum, Sacred Heart Monastery, Lisle, Illinois

About the author

Notker Wolf OSB is Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict worldwide. He is also a musician, playing both sacred music and electric guitar in a rock band. He received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Saint Anselm College and is active in interfaith dialogue.

Mark S. Burrows is a scholar of medieval Christianity. He has taught in numerous graduate schools and universities in the United States and Germany, and is a leading voice in the field of spirituality and the arts. He is Professor of the History of Christianity at Andover Newton Theological School near Boston, and poetry editor for Spiritus.