Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
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Monday, January 27, 2014
The thing with Catholic monasticism is
it just can't be killed.
The Emperors tried. The barbarians tried. The Calvinists tried. Napoleon tried. The anti-clericals tried. The Modernist heretics tried.
And they just keep coming back.
Almost like there's something non-terrestrial driving it.
I think that there is quite a bit of that kind of enterprise in monasteries around Italy.
I have discovered a wealth of monastic treasures still thriving in this country. There is a long-running series on Italian television of one-hour documentaries showing a day in the life of the cloistered monastries. There are dozens of them, and I think the plan is to make one for every house in the country.
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Wow. I noticed liturgical hand embroidery, amongst other things. Do you know, dear Hilary, of any nuns doing hand-made liturgical lace?
ReplyDeleteI think that there is quite a bit of that kind of enterprise in monasteries around Italy.
ReplyDeleteI have discovered a wealth of monastic treasures still thriving in this country. There is a long-running series on Italian television of one-hour documentaries showing a day in the life of the cloistered monastries. There are dozens of them, and I think the plan is to make one for every house in the country.
I continue my investigations.