tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post3116396480784523832..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: The Rule of Saint BenedictCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-27411973314221815782015-12-24T11:16:28.704-08:002015-12-24T11:16:28.704-08:00You're welcome. It's very short and could...You're welcome. It's very short and could probably be read in ½ hour!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-16832854569695693332015-12-24T09:59:17.676-08:002015-12-24T09:59:17.676-08:00I'd never heard of this, but definitely want t...I'd never heard of this, but definitely want to read it now. I could add it to my Greek / Roman challenge... Thanks for blogging about this :)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-58293776408045660462015-12-22T16:42:56.027-08:002015-12-22T16:42:56.027-08:00That's very interesting, Fariba. Was it ever ...That's very interesting, Fariba. Was it ever adjusted to be more suitable for women? <br /><br />The Divine Comedy is up next for me, but I may skip it because I've read it reasonably recently, which means that The Cloud of Unknowing is next. I'll have to decide ....Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-84793748701216806352015-12-22T09:39:51.740-08:002015-12-22T09:39:51.740-08:00The Rule of Saint Benedict is definitely one I nee...The Rule of Saint Benedict is definitely one I need to get to in the next year. That and Imitation of Christ. The Rule, though written for men, was the basis for most if not all female cloistered communities in the Latin West. Heloise writes to Abelard that aspects are just not suitable for women. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-54905605009694555422015-12-18T21:03:10.523-08:002015-12-18T21:03:10.523-08:00You are right about the desert fathers. I especial...You are right about the desert fathers. I especially loved their description that John Julius Norwich provides of their character and behavior - with their eccentricities and madness and sheer undiluted joy! You do sound like Dr. Seuss! Hahhhaaaa...I agree...The Anchoress Rule takes the top prize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-64447685907772373922015-12-18T09:56:33.594-08:002015-12-18T09:56:33.594-08:00I hadn't either until that Fellowship book. I...I hadn't either until that Fellowship book. It's that Ancrene Riwle Tolkien didn't quite get around to translating for 30 years or so.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-52639536664058470372015-12-18T08:45:55.187-08:002015-12-18T08:45:55.187-08:00There is balance to it and an obvious note of cari...There is balance to it and an obvious note of caring towards their fellow monks. However, I kind of prefer the Desert Fathers, some of whom were temperate and soft and kind, and others of whom were a little crotchety and brusk. They allowed for people's different personalities within their common faith. <br /><br />These books? I find them here, I find them there, honestly I find them everywhere ..... (don't I sound like Dr. Seuss?) But Jean finds tons more eclectic books than me. Really! The Anchoress Rule!?Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-27731062419596413692015-12-18T08:40:17.846-08:002015-12-18T08:40:17.846-08:00The Anchoress Rule!? Jean, once again you flummox...The Anchoress Rule!? Jean, once again you flummox me with a title that I've never heard. Why am I surprised? ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-90955537548064553082015-12-18T08:37:36.682-08:002015-12-18T08:37:36.682-08:00That's interesting trivia that I didn't kn...That's interesting trivia that I didn't know. I really have to read some Aquinas one day, but he's one author who scares the daylights out of me. <br /><br />I would love to live in a monastery or abbey too! So peaceful! We have one close to us where you can do a retreat. Maybe one day!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-55932071552753265742015-12-18T08:33:16.004-08:002015-12-18T08:33:16.004-08:00Humility is something that really needs to be cult...Humility is something that really needs to be cultivated and practiced. Oh, to be naturally humble! :-) For a very short book, it has many good precepts packed into it!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-53524457856460895382015-12-17T20:47:19.998-08:002015-12-17T20:47:19.998-08:00Very interesting! I really like the tolernace and ...Very interesting! I really like the tolernace and love that goes behind the absolute subservience to authority. A very interesting balance! P.S. where do you find these books???!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-68445658869998281972015-12-17T16:17:15.437-08:002015-12-17T16:17:15.437-08:00Now that I've done the Anchoress Rule, I shoul...Now that I've done the Anchoress Rule, I should do this!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-73027057262992282172015-12-17T12:58:55.623-08:002015-12-17T12:58:55.623-08:00My kids and I just finished reading about Thomas A...My kids and I just finished reading about Thomas Aquinas, who came long after St. Benedict; however, we read that it was under the care of the Benedictines at Monte Cassino where he grew up and studied for awhile. <br /><br />(P.S. In my next life, I want to live at a monastery or abbey.)Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-68935598510449872062015-12-17T10:15:03.382-08:002015-12-17T10:15:03.382-08:00St. Benedict: Rules of Humility have stood the tes...St. Benedict: Rules of Humility have stood the test of time. This sounds like a wonderful book for a pensive mood. Trivia: I did not know about the connection to Walter J. Miller, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com