‘Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places’: Living Out the Drama of the Church Calendar
Over the past decade or so, I’ve begun to steep myself in some of the ancient rhythms and rituals of the Church. I have…
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Review: Reading in the Wilderness
Jessica Brantley, Reading in the Wilderness: Private Devotion and Public Performance in Late Medieval England. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Pp….
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Achtung Baby: How to Live in an Age of Distraction
When a monk asks you a question, it’s generally wise to listen. I learned this lesson on my annual silent retreat at the monastery…
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A Theatre of the Actor-Saint: Osterwa’s Reduta
Following up on my previous posts on the Rhapsodic Theatre and Jerzy Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre, I would like to introduce a third Polish theatre…
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Review: On Liturgical Asceticism
Editor’s Note: Over the course of this next week, and before regular posting resumes on 20 January, we will be posting several book reviews….
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A View from the Monastery: On Behalf of Utilitarian Art
I’m coming to you from St Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison, Kansas, and I’d like to speak a word on behalf of utilitarian art. As…
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Icons as Written Theology
Sr Mary Stella McNamee, icon writer of the Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning, offers a reflection on icons.
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