André Louf
André Louf | |
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 Portrait of Andé Louf during the 1970s | |
| Born | André Louf December 28, 1929 Louvain, Belgium |
| Died | July 12, 2010 Mont des Cats, France |
| Occupation(s) | Monk, author, theologian |
| Ordained | July 19, 1954 |
André Louf, OCSO (born 1929 in Leuven, Belgium; died 2010 in France) was a Belgian Cistercian monk, theologian, lecturer, author, and translator.[1]
Biography
[edit]Louf attended the Pontifical Biblical Institute and Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He entered the Cistercian Abbey of Mont-des-Cats, Berthen, France, in 1947, making his monastic profession in 1949 and solemn profession in 1954. On January 10, 1963, he was elected abbot of the monastery, a position he held for thirty-five years until he retired in 1997, when he became a hermit in Simiane-Collongue. In 2010, he died at Mont-des-Cats, where he is buried.
Writing
[edit]Louf was general editor of the highly regarded theological series, "Collectanea Cisterciensia" and author of numerous books published mainly by Cistercian Publications.[2] His writing brings together spiritual experience both from his life of prayer and his experience as part of a monastic community.
Louf has translated many works into French, including the works of Isaac the Syrian.
His books in English include:
- The Cistercian Way (1983)
- Tuning in to Grace (1992)
- Teach us to Pray (1992)
- Grace can do More (1995)
- Mercy in Weakness (1998)
- In the School of Contemplation (2004)
- The Way of Humility (2007)
Bibliography
[edit]- The Message of Monastic Spirituality, New York 1964.
- Heer, leer ons bidden. 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 pray. 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 een abt ter meditatie, Tielt 21980.
- with Jacomon, Sophia M. (transl.): Saint Nil Sorsky (1433-1508). La vie, les écrits, le skite d'un starets de Trans-Volga, (Spiritualité orientale 32). Abbaye de Bellefontaine 1980.
- La voie cistercienne. À l’école de l’amour. Paris 1980.
- El camino cisterciense. En la escuela del amor (Caminos al andar 1). 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 A, B, C. Paris 1982–1984.
- Inspelen op genade. Over God-zoeken (Woord en Beleving). Tielt 1983.
- Au gré de sa grâce. Propos sur la prière. Paris 1989.
- Tuning in to 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 A, B, C. Paris 1996–1998.
- À la grâce de Dieu - Entretiens avec Stéphane Delberghe. Namur 2002.
- Humilité. Les-Plans-sur-Bex 2002.
- with Huerre, Denis: ‘’Dieu intime. Paroles de moines. Paris 2003.
- À l'école de la contemplation. Paris 2004.
- Oeuvre de Dieu. Un chemin de prière. Paris 2005.
- Cherche Dieu et ton coeur revivra - Hildegard Michaelis (1900-1982). Paris 2006.
- Saint Bruno et le charisme cartusien aujourd'hui. (Présence cartusienne). Les-Plans-sur-Bex 2009.
- ‘Une théologie de la 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 der Berg Athos im 20. Jahrhundert’ In: Cistercienserchronik 113 (2006), p. 415-427.
