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Does it matter?
I was recently dipping into a new history of our Order in the twentieth century* and came across an interesting account about a certain Dom Alexis Presse, abbot of Tamié in the 1920s and 1930s. He was… more →
A vow of conversation
We are not our own
John wrote 12 hours ago: A friend, Fr. Mark, a monk of Gethsemani Abbey, sent me a copy of the homily he gave at the communit … more →
Clerical Monasticism in the Middle Ages
G G wrote 1 month ago: C. H. Lawrence’s book Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle … more →
Summary of chapter 7: Heart religion as a medieval tradition
Chris Armstrong wrote 1 month ago: Charles Williams was captivated by Dante Alighieri’s belief that he had been led to salvation by a y … more →
The less I look at, the more I see
John wrote 1 month ago: The other night I started reading Sara Maitland’s A Book of Silence (which I posted about here), par … more →
TV Show: "Holy Grail in America"
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Elizabeth wrote 1 month ago: Sunday night I watched a show on the History Channel that I’d recorded on Sept. 20: “Ho … more →
William of St. Thierry
John wrote 2 months ago: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the Theotokos — the God-bearer — gets all the attention tomor … more →
Saint of the Week: St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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mjjhoskin wrote 3 months ago: St. Bernard (1090-1153) is an interesting character, and not only because he has a breed of dog name … more →
Metablahg [Beta]
Mari wrote 3 months ago: Eiffel Tower 1969. About the moment I decided that having my picture taken was only slightly prefera … more →
The Flowering of Nigel in a Cistercian Abbey
woley wrote 4 months ago: Daily Draw July 6th, 2009 It’s time again for The Nigel Jackson Tarot and a passage from the b … more →
Merton Book Excerpts and Quotes
Mark Shaw wrote 5 months ago: If you are interested in more information about my latest book, Beneath the Mask of Holiness: Thomas … more →
At the Table of the Monks: Cheese, Of Course (Part V)
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Cynthia Bertelsen wrote 6 months ago: Making White Cheese During the Middle Ages (From Tacuinum Sanitatis (ÖNB Codex Vindobonensis, series … more →
Does it matter?
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Macrina wrote 10 months ago: I was recently dipping into a new history of our Order in the twentieth century* and came across an … more →
Placide Deseille on twentieth century Catholicism
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Macrina wrote 11 months ago: I have recently read the account of Archimandrite Placide Deseille’s conversion to Orthodoxy. … more →
Monks make money for charity
jacob1207 wrote 1 year ago: The Cistercian Order's Coat of Arms MSNBC recently reported on a Cistercian monastery in west ce … more →
"Rule 73 Benedictinism"
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Macrina wrote 1 year ago: It turns out that I am a Rule 73 Benedictine. I had never heard of Rule 73 Benedictinism before, but … more →
New Abbot General
Macrina wrote 1 year ago: I’m rather late mentioning this, but for anyone interested who hasn’t seen it elsewhere, … more →
General Chapter
Macrina wrote 1 year ago: Please pray for the General Chapter of our Order, which opened in Assisi yesterday. Apart from the u … more →
A day in the life of a Trappist Monk
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dtramontana wrote 1 year ago: While looking into the diets of various religious communities (what you don’t do that to?), I … more →
Disarm him and disarm me
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Macrina wrote 1 year ago: Christian reminded his audience of John’s words: He who hates his brother is a murderer. … more →
