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A profile with bibliography and distinctive contributions to spirituality of Robert Benson, a writer and retreat leader and member of the Friends of Silence and of the Poor, an international prayer community.
Robert Hugh Monsignor Benson AFSC KC*SG KGCHS (18 November 1871 – 19 October 1914) was an English Catholic priest and writer. First an Anglican priest, he was received into the Catholic Church in 1903 and ordained therein the next year.
Robert Benson is author of twenty books, including Between the Dreaming and the Coming True, Living Prayer, Venite, The Echo Within, The Game and Dancing on the Head of a Pen — books about the search for the Holy in the midst of our ordinary lives.
Robert Benson has 78 books on Goodreads with 4202 ratings. Robert Benson’s most popular book is In Constant Prayer (The Ancient Practices).
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Robert Benson has written more than a dozen books about discovering the Holy in the midst of our everyday lives. He is a lifelong churchman, a graduate of the Academy for Spiritual Formation, a member of the Friends of Silence and of the Poor, and has been named a Living Spiritual Teacher by Spirituality and Practice.
Robert Benson is the author of several books, including Living Prayer, Venite: A Book of Daily Prayer, and Between the Dreaming and the Coming True. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
