Formation

Rivendell Formation Materials

• The Rivendell Community Rule and Consitution, 2015
• Rivendell Formation Book as single document (Units A-F in one file)
• Formation Overview
  • The Formation Process
  • Overview of Postulancy
• Unit A: The Sanctification of Time – The Daily Office and the Rhythms of Sacred Time
  • Chapter 1: The Sanctification of Time
  • Chapter 2: The Daily Office
• Unit B: Our Story and The Story – The Rivendell Motif and the Journey
  • Chapter 1: Significance of “Rivendell”; Narrative Theology
  • Chapter 2: The Lord of the Rings and the Journey of Faith
    • “On Fairy-Stories”, J.R.R. Tolkien
    • “Leaf by Niggle”, J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Chapter 3: The Image of Rivendell
  • Chapter 4: Your Story
• Unit C: Reflections on Eucharistic Living
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Offering; “He took bread…”
  • Chapter 3: Giving thanks
  • Chapter 4: The Breaking of the Bread (a)
  • Chapter 5: The Breaking of the Bread (b)
  • Chapter 6: “He gave…”
• Unit D: Deepening our life of prayer
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Lectio Divina
  • Chapter 3: The Word beyond words
  • Chapter 4: Intercession
  • Chapter 5: Some other approaches
  • Chapter 6: Persevering in prayer
• Unit E: Hospitality and Community
  • Chapter 1: Hospitality in Scripture
  • Chapter 2: The practice of hospitality
  • Chapter 3: Community Life
  • Chapter 4: Spiritual Direction and Confession
• Unit F: Central Intentions
  • Chapter 1: The gift of ourselves
  • Chapter 2: The “Evangelical Counsels”
  • Chapter 3: Holy Poverty
  • Chapter 4: Chastity
  • Chapter 5: Obedience

Rivendell Associates

• Participating in the Rivendell Community as an Associate
• Developing a Rivendell Associate’s Rule