National Catholic Register, Joseph Pearce: A friend of mine, a monk, is writing something on silence. He requested that I give him some literary leads on the topic. Happy to oblige, I offered several poems which invite the reader to plunge into the tranquility of quietude. Prior to doing so, I suggested that he take a look at an essay I wrote many moons ago for the Imaginative Conservative, entitled “Distracting Ourselves to Death,” which highlights the dangers of the absence of silence. Read full article here.
Distracting Ourselves to Death
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.What’s in that Prayer? The Collect for the Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima Lent: Passion Sunday
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“He was the apostle of Saxony, and the first Bishop of Munster. He supported the Emperor Charlemagne in his appreciation and realization of the sanctity and the necessity of the Catholic Faith. Saint Ludger wrote Saint Gregory of Utrecht’s life.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“This is the Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of Emmanuel, which means God with us. In Italy they would call him Emmanuele. He was one of a group of forty-three martyrs put to death under the emperor, Diocletian.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.Happy Silver Anniversary (25th) of religious profession to our own dear Sister Maria Philomena! https://t.co/shKWLyk6Cd23 hours ago 25 431
