Fr. Robert Nixon is your guide for The Commentaries: The Imitation of Christ. The Imitation of Christ, the 15th-century seminal masterpiece of Christian spirituality by Thomas à Kempis, has inspired, edified, and sanctified countless souls throughout history. Dive into the classic that is often credited with being the second-best-selling book of all time, after only the Bible, with 17 episodes that include key excerpts from the text and enlightening insights.
Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, is a monk of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, New Norcia, Western Australia. There he serves as Director of the Institute for Benedictine Studies. He is a retreat master and liturgist. His interests include Medieval Latin literature, especially the lives of the saints.
An exchange in The Imitation of Christ between Christ and the soul, his disciple, stands out in episode seven of The Commentaries. “Son, walk before Me in truth and always seek Me in the simplicity of thy heart. He that walks before Me in truth shall be secured from evil
True happiness seems to be more and more elusive in modern life. Maybe it’s because we’ve forgotten the wisdom offered in a book written almost 600 years ago. Christ says to his disciple in The Imitation of Christ, “My son, I must be thy chief and last end if thou
Chapter 15 in Book Three of The Imitation of Christ, prompts Fr. Robert Nixon to advise we preface all our prayers with the words from The Lord’s Prayer, “Thy will be done.” “Everything we ask for from God,” Fr. Nixon comments, “We should say, ‘God, if this is in accordance
Four Things Which Bring Much Peace is the title to Chapter 23 in Book 3 of The Imitation of Christ. One of those things is, “Always seek the lowest place and to be inferior to everyone.” Fr. Robert Nixon admits the idea of seeking the lowest place can be hard
In Book 3, Chapter 34 of The Imitation of Christ, the disciple says, “Behold my God, and my all! What would I have more and what can I desire more happy? O sweet and savory word! but to him that loves the word, not the world, nor the things that
In Book 3, Chapter 38 of The Imitation of Christ, Christ says, “You must diligently make it your aim, that in every place and in every action or outward employment, you be inwardly free and master of yourself, and that all things be under you and not you under them,
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