Wow! thanks for this article, Denise. In a way this is really cool. I wouldn’t mind disappearing from the earth this way. So long as I’m with the Lord (hopefully) I’ll be at peace. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I follow closely Carnelite spirituality but my deepest love is for the Carthusians. The movie ‘into great silence’ I watch over and over again. I also have read this book by Nicholas Diat who also the co-authored with Cardinal Sarah(whom I pray for daily and hope he will be our next Pope🙏)
I am drawn by their deep love for Christ, their rigorous lifestyle, their solitude is deeply attractive to me, I ache for that!
I breed PRE Andalusian horses, this actually is my last year, (I am getting old). Which means they are pure bred and their bloodlines go back to Spain. In fact my horses have Spanish passports lol
Anyway, hope you are not too bored - The Carthusian horse, also known as Cartujano in Spanish, is a bloodline group within the Purebred Spanish horse (PRE) which I understand is the original bloodline of these magnificent horses. The Carthusians would train the horses ready for the kings knights. The beauty of the PRE is that they are incredibly loyal to their owner or rider. I have researched a lot about natural horsemanship training that was first discovered and used by the Carthusians.
Sorry to waffle on, i had better stop. I could write a book on this subject alone lol thanks for your beautiful article Denise as always. ❤️
Oh please!!! Waffle on!!!! This is incredible. I did not know they trained horses or that you did! What an amazing life you have. But it makes beautiful sense as horses are such spiritual animals in a way. I remember it was when taking care of the horses that Joseph of Cupertino was finally able to settle down and live the Monastic life he had tried and failed so many times before. Thanks for your comment, Suzi! I want to know more!!! ❤️
I've long had a deep love for, and interest in, monastic spirituality of death- which is to say - deeply Catholic spirituality of death and dying. I discerned a monastic call for many years and even entered novitiate. I once read of a French monastery that when the newly deceased was being prayed over by community, they'd prepare the burial site by going to an older grave. They'd disinter the bones of the monk buried there, collect and place in a box, then use the box to rest the newly deceased's head on when lowered into the grave. His elder brother becomes his "pillow." I sigh for such a life.
Below is a wonderful look into how Dr John Cuddeback of Christendom College buried his Father many years ago. Our society has a lot to learn from Religious in Traditional Ancient orders, as to how they live their daily lives. I once read somewhere that one of the houses of an Ancient Order prayed the Office of the Dead every Friday for those of the deceased souls of their order.
John is a must read for me, we live 8hr away and yet we have struck up quite an amazing friendship. We live similar lifestyle with homesteading and our desire to live to the a fullest our catholic faith while helping our loved ones to aspire to the same. I’m truly indebted to John for inspiring me to be the husband and father I’ve become with just 3 years of reading and reflecting on his wonderful work.
"a book I had never heard of before, but now want desperately." You are too funny. When I read your comment, I knew exactly how you felt. This is an amazing story and it is full of hope.
So beautiful ❤️
Wow! thanks for this article, Denise. In a way this is really cool. I wouldn’t mind disappearing from the earth this way. So long as I’m with the Lord (hopefully) I’ll be at peace. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I follow closely Carnelite spirituality but my deepest love is for the Carthusians. The movie ‘into great silence’ I watch over and over again. I also have read this book by Nicholas Diat who also the co-authored with Cardinal Sarah(whom I pray for daily and hope he will be our next Pope🙏)
I am drawn by their deep love for Christ, their rigorous lifestyle, their solitude is deeply attractive to me, I ache for that!
I breed PRE Andalusian horses, this actually is my last year, (I am getting old). Which means they are pure bred and their bloodlines go back to Spain. In fact my horses have Spanish passports lol
Anyway, hope you are not too bored - The Carthusian horse, also known as Cartujano in Spanish, is a bloodline group within the Purebred Spanish horse (PRE) which I understand is the original bloodline of these magnificent horses. The Carthusians would train the horses ready for the kings knights. The beauty of the PRE is that they are incredibly loyal to their owner or rider. I have researched a lot about natural horsemanship training that was first discovered and used by the Carthusians.
Sorry to waffle on, i had better stop. I could write a book on this subject alone lol thanks for your beautiful article Denise as always. ❤️
Oh please!!! Waffle on!!!! This is incredible. I did not know they trained horses or that you did! What an amazing life you have. But it makes beautiful sense as horses are such spiritual animals in a way. I remember it was when taking care of the horses that Joseph of Cupertino was finally able to settle down and live the Monastic life he had tried and failed so many times before. Thanks for your comment, Suzi! I want to know more!!! ❤️
I've long had a deep love for, and interest in, monastic spirituality of death- which is to say - deeply Catholic spirituality of death and dying. I discerned a monastic call for many years and even entered novitiate. I once read of a French monastery that when the newly deceased was being prayed over by community, they'd prepare the burial site by going to an older grave. They'd disinter the bones of the monk buried there, collect and place in a box, then use the box to rest the newly deceased's head on when lowered into the grave. His elder brother becomes his "pillow." I sigh for such a life.
Below is a wonderful look into how Dr John Cuddeback of Christendom College buried his Father many years ago. Our society has a lot to learn from Religious in Traditional Ancient orders, as to how they live their daily lives. I once read somewhere that one of the houses of an Ancient Order prayed the Office of the Dead every Friday for those of the deceased souls of their order.
https://life-craft.org/touching-death-mourning-physically-through-burial-2/
Thank you for the link, Ted! I find Life Craft a lovely site.
John is a must read for me, we live 8hr away and yet we have struck up quite an amazing friendship. We live similar lifestyle with homesteading and our desire to live to the a fullest our catholic faith while helping our loved ones to aspire to the same. I’m truly indebted to John for inspiring me to be the husband and father I’ve become with just 3 years of reading and reflecting on his wonderful work.
"a book I had never heard of before, but now want desperately." You are too funny. When I read your comment, I knew exactly how you felt. This is an amazing story and it is full of hope.