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…
About Catholicism… Poetry and the Contemplative Life 9 Jun 2020 Commonwealth Magazine, Issue July 4, 1947. By Thomas Merton The term “contemplative life" is one that is much mistreated. It is more often used than defined, and that is…
About Catholicism… THE IRISH CELTS, THEIR MASS AND THEIR LITURGY 10 Mar 2020March 10, 2020 The Ardagh chalice, now preserved in the National Museum in Dublin, seems, in the glitter and perfection of its workmanship, to crystallise and bring down to earth all the romance…
Cathusians… Dom Elia Castellani O. Cart. 7 Mar 2020March 7, 2020 Dom Elia Catellani, a Carthusian monk who for many years lived in the Hermitage of Serra San Bruno, passed away at the at the age of 89 at the "Pugliese"…
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…
Contemplative… THE SOUND OF SHEER SILENCE – Authentic silence is religious silence 12 Feb 2020 To you, I consecrate this practice of Gospel Silence, which is that heavenly Hymn, which, like everything proper to you, on the harmonious and sacred Harp, mysteriously sang the Holy…
Contemplative… Oh… for the love of Psalms 1 Feb 2020February 1, 2020 Please note that all Scripture references, for their ease of linguistic flow, in texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references linked in this article, are taken from the New American…
