Report from Calabria a season with the Carthusian monks

Experiences and insights about the Carthusian community of Calabria, Italy, written by an anonymous American priest who lived with them for four months, as well as historical background and excerpts from the writings of Saint Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian order.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monk (Author of Report from Calabria)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Ignatius Press, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Heaven served through the back door
  • "Dinner is served" (and breakfast, and lunch)
  • The glories of another day
  • Saint Bruno's companions
  • "Seven times a day I praise you" (Psalm 119)
  • Here is where you come in
  • Miracles great and small
  • Learning a new language
  • Cell sweet cell
  • Every day is Mother's Day
  • Guests, real and imagined
  • Take a hike!
  • Strawberry fields forever and ever
  • Saint Bruno's night on the town
  • Leavetaking
  • Appendix 1: The writings of Saint Bruno
  • Appendix 2: The popes and the Carthusians.