The Carthusians

October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“The silent courts, where night and day
into their stone-carved basins cold
The splashing icy fountains play-
The humid corridors behold!
Where, ghostlike in the deepening night,
Cowl’d forms rush by in gleaming white.”
Matthew Arnold, The Grande Chartreuse
A Reference to the Carthusians which were founded in 1084 A.D by St. Bruno (c. 1034-1101). The Order derives its name from the [...]

Gospel Commentary for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
The immediate context of the parable of the murderous tenants of the vineyard is the relationship between God and the people of Israel. It is to Israel that God first sent the prophets and then his own Son.
But similar to all of Jesus’ [...]