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11.7.04
Of Carmelites and African Greys
Labels:
monastery,
monks,
Relationships,
religion,
theology
I am an educator and a writer. I was born in Louisiana and I now live in the Big Apple. My heart beats to the rhythm of "Ain't No Place to Pee on Mardi Gras Day". My style is of the hot sauce variety. I love philosophy sprinkles and a hot cup of café au lait.
10.7.04
Poem: "On the steps of my porch"
Never imagined to what extent love could take me,
to which crevice it would find a home
in my body
and dwell there ...
a place love could harbor and
somehow blossom,
take root in a wound −
this mixed up home of sinew and blood,
love has discovered a smile −
an embrace that I did not expect,
actually,
in the form of you,
at the steps,
smiling.
in my body
and dwell there ...
a place love could harbor and
somehow blossom,
take root in a wound −
this mixed up home of sinew and blood,
love has discovered a smile −
an embrace that I did not expect,
actually,
in the form of you,
at the steps,
smiling.
Image Source: © 2004 Greig Roselli
I am an educator and a writer. I was born in Louisiana and I now live in the Big Apple. My heart beats to the rhythm of "Ain't No Place to Pee on Mardi Gras Day". My style is of the hot sauce variety. I love philosophy sprinkles and a hot cup of café au lait.
10.7.03
Video: First Profession of a Benedictine Monk
"Accept me Lord as you have promised so that I may live and let me not be put to shame in my hope"
FYI
In case you didn't know:
Benedictine monks take three vows:
Stability - The monk chooses to live out his life with a particular monastic community.
Obedience - The monk pledges obedience to the abbot of the monastery.
Conversion to the Monastic Way of Live - The monk lives his life according to the Rule of Saint Benedict.
Psalm 31:17
In the Benedictine monastery of Saint Joseph in Saint Benedict Louisiana, monks of the Swiss-American Congregation pledge their first monastic vows in the presence of the abbot, their fellow monastic brothers, and the community gathered in the Abbey Church.
When a monk takes his first vows (or, temporary vows), he has pledged stability, obedience, and conversion to the monastic way of life for up to a three year period, after which he is free to petition for solemn profession, which is a permanent vow.
FYI
In case you didn't know:
Benedictine monks take three vows:
Stability - The monk chooses to live out his life with a particular monastic community.
Obedience - The monk pledges obedience to the abbot of the monastery.
Conversion to the Monastic Way of Live - The monk lives his life according to the Rule of Saint Benedict.
Video Source: © 2003 Greig Roselli
Labels:
monastery,
monks,
Video & Media
I am an educator and a writer. I was born in Louisiana and I now live in the Big Apple. My heart beats to the rhythm of "Ain't No Place to Pee on Mardi Gras Day". My style is of the hot sauce variety. I love philosophy sprinkles and a hot cup of café au lait.
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