Anselm Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 This Saturday I'm visiting the Carthusian monastery of St Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, here in the UK. Usually they don't allow visitors other than Postulants, but they do make exceptions for local men who ask. I'm very excited!
EmilyAnn Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 That is very cool Anselm!!! You are very lucky.
puellapaschalis Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 That's amazing. I hope you have a good visit :)
brandelynmarie Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 :bounce: Looking forward to some stories when you come back!
The Bus Station Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 This Saturday I'm visiting the Carthusian monastery of St Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, here in the UK. Usually they don't allow visitors other than Postulants, but they do make exceptions for local men who ask. I'm very excited! Wow!! That is exciting. What a blessing it must be to spend even a day within their monastery walls. Please tell us about it when you get back. :)
TheresaThoma Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 That is super cool and super exciting! I would love to hear how it was when you get back.
Anselm Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 I'm just back. It was astounding. I held and read from a copy of The Cloud of Unknowing written out by hand by Bl William Exmew O.Cart, a Carthusian martyr executed by Henry VIIIS in 1535...
brandelynmarie Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) :bounce: More! More! More! :hehe2: Edited October 18, 2014 by brandelynmarie
Anselm Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 I sat in choir for Vespers. I'm quite speechless really.
Anselm Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 It all really made it clear how their whole lives are preparations for their deaths.
Anselm Posted October 19, 2014 Author Posted October 19, 2014 Though I don't want to say too much about such a very enclosed community, every word I heard made me think that the religious life is the only truly sane path in life. As we left, the monk who showed us around said "I must go, Fr X is close to death. He wants to die, we want him to die, but God doesn't yet agree." Said with such joy at the impending union of one of his brethren with God!
Credo in Deum Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Though I don't want to say too much about such a very enclosed community, every word I heard made me think that the religious life is the only truly sane path in life. As we left, the monk who showed us around said "I must go, Fr X is close to death. He wants to die, we want him to die, but God doesn't yet agree." Said with such joy at the impending union of one of his brethren with God! Brings to mind the words of Sheen in his book "Life of Christ" "We need a Christ Who will restore moral indignation, Who will make us hate evil with a passionate intensity, and love goodness to a point where we can drink death like water."
puellapaschalis Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Though I don't want to say too much about such a very enclosed community, every word I heard made me think that the religious life is the only truly sane path in life. As we left, the monk who showed us around said "I must go, Fr X is close to death. He wants to die, we want him to die, but God doesn't yet agree." Said with such joy at the impending union of one of his brethren with God! Spoken just like your namesake!
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