The Wisdom of the Benedictine Elders: Thirty of America's Oldest Monks and Nuns Share Their Lives' Greatest Lessons

Mark W. McGinnis is an artist and professor of art at Northern State University, South Dakota, and the author of Buddhist Animal Wisdom Stories. He has had numerous solo and group art exhibitions across the United States. He lives in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Joan Chittister is the author of In the Heart of the Temple, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope, and Wisdom Distilled from the Daily. She is the executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality. She lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.Mark W. McGinnis is the author of 'The Wisdom of the Benedictine Elders: Thirty of America's Oldest Monks and Nuns Share Their Lives' Greatest Lessons', published 2005 under ISBN 9780974240534 and ISBN 0974240532.