monasticism

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Encounter With God

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 11 Apr 19

In the Middle Ages, St. Teresa of Avila, the founder of the Carmelites communities, initiated what came to be known as the Teresian reform of the monasteries. It used to be that when gallivanting kings were fed up with their...

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Skull In Our Midst

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 4 Apr 19

It has been a curiosity in every Carmelite monastery that a human skull was placed in a conspicuous place for all monks to see.The skull was not meant to scare the hell out of every monk. Sister Jean Paul of the Carmelite...

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Short Science Fiction Story Review – John Grant – Chasing Charlemagne.

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 17 Sep 15

Spoiler alerts 2015 Mammoth / Robinson’s Press A clever time travel tale with a genuinely startling premise. Time travellers from the 25th century who set out to explore the Dark Ages have failed to return home or send back...

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Socialism

bestboy19 @bestboy19 (5478) • United States 2 Sep 12

I was listening to a television preacher this morning who said that many believe socialism is based on Biblical principles. He used this scripture as their argument, Acts 4:34-35 "For there was not a needy person among them, for...

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St Benedict

amerie86 @amerie86 (148) 2 Oct 08

My dad recently gave me a necklace of the cross of St Benedict.. Can anyone tell my anything about it?

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