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

31 August 2011

Lanspergius the Carthusian - Short Meditations III

Solitariness, silence, purity, and simplicity of heart, do prepare a place for Me to dwell in. Keep yourself, therefore, withdrawn from all ...

29 August 2011

In Honour of the Baptizer

O house of Zachary greeted with a voice The barren one’s infant leaps in her womb Reproach removed, thy child doth rejoice ‘Tis the Ark, ...

The Carthusian Order and Saint John the Baptist

The beautiful artwork for this post is attributed to Jan Provoost, a mid-to-late fifteenth and early sixteenth century Flemish painter. In t...

26 August 2011

Lanspergius the Carthusian - Short Meditations II

Abstain from all words that are in any way hurtful, backbiting, grudging, unclean, or contentious, as from a mortal sin. Having a special re...

25 August 2011

Lanspergius the Carthusian - Short Meditations I

Have as watchful a care as you can over your tongue, and restrain it from all liberty; let it utter nothing but that which is necessary and ...

24 August 2011

The Word of God is Living and Effectual

For today’s feast of the Apostle Saint Bartholomew, here are words of wisdom by the Cistercian, Baldwin of Forde. He was the archdeacon of E...

22 August 2011

Regina Mundi Dignissima

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux said: “God wills that all His gifts should come to us through Mary.” What, then, should our response be to our La...

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