This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
The full text of the Revised Grail Psalter can be found here. Its publication explains some of the astonishing “translations” in the new RC English Missal that are completely contrary to Liturgiam authenticam – I will deal with that in my next post with this title. The Revised Grail Psalter is a translation from the… Continue Reading
Bruno of Cologne (Cologne, c. 1030 – Serra San Bruno, 6 October 1101), founder of the Carthusian Order. God, you called Bruno to serve you in a life of solitude, inspired by his example, may our hearts be fixed on you amidst the swift and varied changes of the world, through Jesus, the Christ, who… Continue Reading
I cannot remember how I recently fell over this video. Sorry if I didn’t credit you. It is part of a 1964 vocations movie for the Dominicans. I think there is much that is fascinating here – let alone how much has changed in four and a half decades. People often think that the vows… Continue Reading
What do you bring as a “hello” gift to an enclosed, contemplative Roman Catholic nun? The September edition of the Christchurch magazine Avenues had produced a splendid article on the Christchurch Carmelite Monastery of Christ the King (I cannot locate an online version of the article – sorry). A lot was written about Sr Cushla,… Continue Reading
An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World’s Most Austere Monastic Order (Hardcover) by Nancy Maguire (Author) 288 pages Publisher: PublicAffairs (March 6, 2006) Nancy Klein Maguire has written a book I could not put down. This is the story of five men who entered Parkminster… Continue Reading
