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

08 April 2010

Eating the Fruits of Paradise with Joy

The apostle Philip is instructed by an angel to take ‘the desert route’ (Acts 8:26). There is an Ethiopian man, an authoritative man who ha...

07 April 2010

That Wondrous Common Heritage

Here’s an excerpt from Sermo XXXIX by Saint Maximus of Turin which he delivered on Easter Sunday. Most fittingly does the world rejoice with...

06 April 2010

Regnum Dei intra vos est

This reflection from Dom Augustin Guillerand really brings home the importance of contemplation, stillness and silence. He writes about ‘obj...

05 April 2010

I AM the Pascha of your salvation

Jesus Christ is risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Greetings dear readers, I had a wonderfully prayerful Holy Week and attended one of the most beau...

27 March 2010

A week with the Lord

Dear Readers of Secret Harbour ~ Portus Secretioris, In all likelihood this will be the final post until after Easter. It is my hope to spen...

26 March 2010

Dolorosa et lacrimabilis es, Virgo Maria

A Carthusian writer wrote: ‘Mary is rich enough to repay us a thousand-fold for our patience in persevering in. . . devotions that have been...

25 March 2010

Ave, gratia plena!

At the Carthusian hour of Matins for the Solemnity of the Annunciation, twelve Readings are proclaimed. Eight of those twelve Readings are f...

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