Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-107).

Introduction -- Hospitality and the rule of St. Benedict -- A new paradigm for hospitality -- The rule of St. Benedict -- A hospitable environment -- A hospitable approach -- The centrality of christ -- Receiving guests : a holistic process -- Applications for Benedictine hospitality -- Hospitality : its multifaceted dimensions -- Tapping historical roots -- Embracing unconditional love -- The dynamic paradox : both host and guest (stranger) -- Being both host and guest (stranger) -- The dance of numinous reciprocity -- Hospitality as modeled by Christ -- Being hospitable to Scripture -- Bridging old and new -- New Testament hospitality -- Instituting the Sacrament of hospitality -- Transformation through hospitality -- The Sacrament of hospitality, deferred -- Challenges to practicing hospitality -- Addressing the tension between desire and practice -- Embracing challenges : a self-reflective examine -- Becoming hospitality -- Pathways to hospitality -- Being a passionate person of prayer -- Learning to rest in the hand of God -- Expanding our images of God -- Developing the gift of forgiveness -- Cultivating generosity of heart -- Conclusion.