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… 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…
Liturgy… An Explanation of the “Pater Noster — Our Father.” 16 Jan 2020January 16, 2020 INTRODUCTION The Our Father (in Latin Pater Noster) is the best known prayers of Christianity. Because it is of divine origin, it is the only perfect prayer, and is the…
About Catholicism… The 8 Keys to “Searching for the presence of God” 28 Jul 2019 Some suggestions on how to stay 'tuned' with Him - Our Lord and Saviour There are many ways to seek union with God. Without claiming to analyse every facet of…
asceticism… Carthusian Silence 6 Jul 2019 In the silence of the Carthusians one learn's how to pray... The only goal of the Carthusian way is CONTEMPLATION, by the power of the Spirit, living as unceasingly as possible…
About Catholicism… The Disillusioned Poet and the Carthusian Monk 6 May 2019May 6, 2019 One day I brought a poet to the Charterhouse to visit a monk, one of his relatives. After having conversed together about various things, the poet divulged to the Carthusian monk:…
Pre-Lenten… Thursday after Ash Wednesday 8 Mar 2019March 8, 2019 EPISTLE. Isaiah 38:1–6 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus…
Lent… Ash Wednesday + Dies Cinerum (Wed. 6 Mar. 2019) 6 Mar 2019March 5, 2019 ORIGINS AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The Wednesday after Quinquagesima Sunday, which is the first day of the Lenten fast. The name dies cinerum (day of ashes) which it bears in the…
Book Reviews Review*: THE WAY OF THE HERMIT – Interfaith Encounters in Silence and Prayer by Mario I Aguilar 11 Feb 2019 The author of this book is a Catholic Benedictine Camaldolese Oblate who is also a Catholic priest, Professor of Religion and Politics at the University of St Andrews, School of…
