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

29 November 2010

The Ideal Form of Virtue

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The following is excerpted from Saint Ambrose’s treatise titled, ‘De Virginibus’. It is written for those living the life of virginity, with...

26 November 2010

Consumed by Love

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As yesterday was the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, I didn’t have the opportunity to post that yesterday was also on the Carthus...

24 November 2010

Nothing Should Cause You Joy Except God

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Prepare yourself to live with the wicked, but with an uncorrupted mind: this is angelic. What glory is there in doing this with the saints? ...

22 November 2010

The Fullness of the Life of Christ Within Us

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Transforming Union or possessing the fullness of Christ is something most of us will never experience in this lifetime. But certainly we’re ...

20 November 2010

Domini Nostri Iesu Christi, Universorum Regis

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First Reading, 2 Samuel 5:1-3 The Solemnity of Christ the King was instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI in his encyclical Quas Primas. It was...

17 November 2010

Saint Hugh of Lincoln

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Today on the Carthusian calendar is the feast of Saint Hugh of Lincoln. Here’s an excerpt from Magna Vita Sancti Hugonis by Adam of Eynsham....

16 November 2010

Attend to a Continual and Internal Conversation

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Seek to obtain by prayer whatever is necessary for you, saying: I fly unto You for help; teach me to do Your will, because You are my God. D...

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