This documentary, about the life of a group of Carthusian monks living in the French Alps sounds really fascinating.
"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed" – Blaise Pascal
4 responses to “Into Great Silence”
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NLM is working on getting copies to people in the US. There’s not a lot of time to sign up and they’re a skosh expensive, though. It really does look fascinating.
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When I think of excitement, Carthusian monks are the first thing I think of.
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For me it’s Cistercians, but to each their own.
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Don’t forget the Praemonstrasians
A Thinking Reed 
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