Secret Harbour - Portus Secretioris

Rejoice, because you have escaped the various dangers and shipwrecks of the stormy world. Rejoice, because you have reached the quiet and safe anchorage of a secret harbour. <> Saint Bruno's letter to his sons the Carthusians

02 November 2009

What Must Be Done

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In the Carthusian Order, the Office of the Dead is not only prayed on the Commemoration of All Souls , 2 November, but also on 13 November,...

31 October 2009

Possessing the Highest Good

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On this Vigil of All Saints and as we enter into a rare Sunday celebration of the Solemnity of All Saints, we learn more about the saints an...

29 October 2009

Easy to Lose -- A Long and Painful Journey to Regain

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As the Solemnity of All Saints approaches, this brief meditation by Abbé Henri de Tourville teaches us about the main ingredient present in ...

28 October 2009

Esteem the Catholic Faith Above Everything

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Today on this Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, it seems fitting to share an excerpt from the Commonitory of Saint Vincent of Lérins. It is b...

27 October 2009

Doctor Ecstaticus

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One of the most prolific writers of the Carthusian Order was Denys van Leeuwen, but perhaps better known simply as Denys the Carthusian. Den...

26 October 2009

A Toast to the Apostolic Fathers

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These most inspiring, meditative and qualitative words are found in the Introduction to The Fathers of the Church . We are most assuredly b...

23 October 2009

Purity of Heart

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Everything we do, our every objective, must be undertaken for the sake of purity of heart. This is why we take on loneliness, fasting, vigil...

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