Cathusians… Song within the life of the Carthusians… 20 Oct 2020 The Carthusian day begins at an hour when much of the world is carousing or just starting to sleep off the excesses of a materialistic day. At 11:45 p.m. the…
About Catholicism… Dear Fr. What does prayer really mean to you? 26 Jul 2020July 27, 2020 James Hughes Berrynarbor North Devon 6th March 2019 Dear Father Ugo-Maria, My name is James from Berrynarbor in north Devon. I am 17½ years old and since I was 13…
Benedictine… Meditations on Hope 13 Jun 2020 Speaking about hope these days may seem somewhat out of place. A discordant note. Nevertheless we are called to give an account for the hope that lives within us; of…
Easter… Holy Week with the Family during COVID19 and a Message from Dom. Ugo-Maria 7 Apr 2020 † Laudetur Iesus Christus, et Maria Immaculata. The hermit of San Bruno is offering everyone some assistance so as "not to give up their Easter Obligations of prayer and celebration,…
Liturgy… A Message for the hero’s on the Coronavirus frontline 31 Mar 2020 A word of encouragement for those on battling on the frontlines of Coronavirus, Doctors, nurses, health workers, scientists, community workers, pharmacists, carers and the neighbours who simply ask “are you…
About Catholicism… Praying from the Depths of the Psalms… 31 Mar 2020 The Ground Zero of Prayer “Deep Calls to Deep” —Psalm 42:7 By Rev. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem. St. Gregory of Narek, a 10th Century Armenian monk and the Church’s most…
Cathusians… THE ANGELUS AND AVE MARIA WITHIN THE CHARTERHOUSE 29 Mar 2020March 29, 2020 Two peculiarities distinguish the Carthusian angelus. It is sounded four times a night, at the end of the Lauds, around 2 am; after Primes, 6 h. 1/2; at noon; before…
Announcement from St. Mary's Hermitage… Coronavirus (COVID19) 13 Mar 2020 13 March 2020 Dear brothers and sisters, supporters and friends of Saint Mary’s Hermitage, Laudetur Iesus Christus, It is extremely unusual that in this day and age we would find…
Contemplative… INTERIOR SOLITUDE AT THE MORNING HOUR 27 Feb 2020February 27, 2020 “Attend to the sound of my cry, my king and my God! For to you I will pray, Lord; in the morning you will hear my voice; in the morning I…