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Summary: This is life and love
Review: The Hawk and the Dove is a thoughtful illumination of life in community - a portrait of what it takes to live authentically and with grace. Father Peregrine, Brother Tom, Brother John, and the others who inhabit the abbey are flawed human beings who are learning what it means to live sacrificially with and for each other. Each also has a gift to bring. I see myself in them and am embarrassed, joy-filled, relieved, hopeful and grateful. In this beautifully written story, we have permission to face our weaknesses because they covered by the blood and love of Christ. We find courage to look at ourselves honestly and can celebrate because his grace and presence in our lives will transform us if we are willing.
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Summary: Christian fiction at its best!
Review: The Hawk and the Dove: a Trilogy, with its beginning setting in a monastery in 1303, is timeless in its portrayal of the many nuances of human nature. Abbot Father Peregrine, continually humbled by his embarrassing physical handicaps, daily seeks to be a partaker of the sufferings of the Christ to whom he is deeply devoted. While portraying the disciplines and austerity of the pre-Reformation monastery, this book is yet warm and beautiful, lighted with an unforgettable ambience. With all their faults and frailties, the love of these humble brothers for their Lord and for each other makes a haunting and long-to-be-remembered story.Penelope Wilcock seeks to highlight in this story the need to understand and embrace those who find themselves marginalized and relegated to loneliness in our church community -- a community that "organizes itself around meetings" -- the deaf, the mentally handicapped, and the incontinent, to name a few. I highly recommend this book to all who wish to be both entertained and challenged.
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Summary: Powerful, and filled with insights into the human condition
Review: The Hawk and the Dove: a Trilogy, with its beginning setting in a monastery in 1303, is timeless in its portrayal of the many nuances of human nature. Abbot Father Peregrine, continually humbled by his embarrassing physical handicaps, daily seeks to be a partaker of the sufferings of the Christ to whom he is deeply devoted. While portraying the disciplines and austerity of the pre-Reformation monastery, this book is yet warm and beautiful, lighted with an unforgettable ambience. With all their faults and frailties, the love of these humble brothers for their Lord and for each other makes a haunting and long-to-be-remembered story. Penelope Wilcock seeks to highlight in this story the need to understand and embrace those who find themselves marginalized and relegated to loneliness in our church community -- a community that "organizes itself around meetings" -- the deaf, the mentally handicapped, and the incontinent, to name a few. I highly recommend this book to all who wish to be both entertained and challenged.
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