Norris, Catholic Tradition, and Notre Dame In The Cloister Walk, American poet Kathleen Norris takes the reader through her experiences with life in a Benedictine monastery. She writes 75 short tales, each one dealing with a different observation.. One thing that appealed to me about this book is that Kathleen Norris isn't a catholic, nor is she very into church. Her experiences at the monastery help her better understand herself, as well as others. This paper …showed first 75 words of 1049 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1049 total…and discipline, and once again, help an individual to grow as a person (like she did.) The final subject that this paper will discuss is what Kathleen Norris says about time. "In our culture, time can seem like an enemy. But the monastic perspective welcomes time as a gift from God, and seeks to put it to good use rather than allowing us to be used up by it." Bibliography The Cloister Walk Kathleen Norris