Nov

30

Benefactors

November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

St. Andrew was the first convert among
the Apostles; he was especially in our Lord’s
confidence; thrice is he described as introducing
others to Him; lastly, he is little known in history,
while the place of dignity and the name of highest
renown have been allotted to his brother Simon,
whom he was the means of bringing to the
knowledge of his [...]

Nov

24

Memory

November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

“From the kinds of harm occasioned by the apprehensions of the memory, we can also determine the opposite benefits that come from forgetting them; as the philosopher says: The doctrine for one thing serves also to the contrary…People would never lose their tranquility if they were to forget ideas and lay aside their thoughts…Our nature [...]

Nov

22

New Monks and Prayer

November 22, 2009 | 1 Comment

Each individual that enters the cell of solitude must be led by the Holy Spirit. Since prayer is a conversation with God, our part is to remain open to the conversation. Carthusian solitude, silence and separation from the world all help us to remain open and converse. That is why there is no true Carthusian spirituality or method [...]

Nov

20

Pontifical Acts

November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Father appointed:
 - As consultors of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, secretary of the Congregation for
Bishops, and Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues O.P., secretary of the
Congregation for Catholic Education.
 - John C. Cavadini, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame
at South Bend, U.S.A., as a member of the [...]

Nov

19

Promoting a Knowledge Illuminated by Faith

November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment

At midday today in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, the Pope received professors and students of Roman pontifical universities, and participants in the general assembly of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC).
At the beginning of his address the Holy Father recalled how John Paul II’s Apostolic Constitution “Sapientia christiana”, the thirtieth anniversary of which [...]

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