cathoholic_anonymous Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) If my heart weren't already grafted onto Carmel (despite the best efforts of my spiritual director to hijack me for the Dominicans) I would be in danger of losing it to this [url="http://www.stceciliasabbey.org.uk/"]beautiful abbey[/url]. I am considering making a retreat there in the aftermath of my exams. They seem like such a wonderful community. Edited April 21, 2007 by Cathoholic Anonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Sr. Valery (and her sidekick, Sr. Tamsin) has been known to try and kidnap me for the Dominicans, too St. Cecilia's is indeed lovely. PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathoholic_anonymous Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 I forgot that you know Sr Valery. When was the last time you saw her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 St. Cecilia's is very special to me, because it was a few years ago while I was looking at their website strictly for secular "look at the pretty pictures!" reasons, that I felt the pull of the Holy Spirit to begin practicing my Catholic faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 [quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1251921' date='Apr 22 2007, 12:15 AM']I forgot that you know Sr Valery. When was the last time you saw her?[/quote] Oh man, probably at Sr. Tamsin's Final Profession, I think. She had already moved to Cambridge with the novs then, if I remember it all correctly. PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathoholic_anonymous Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 There used to be novices at Cambridge? Now we have just four sisters here, all of them fully professed. I can't imagine the convent holding any more. It's very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starets Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 There is nothing better than a Benedictine monastery to soothe the soul, in my COMPLETELY unbiased opinion. That community does look like a very good one. It is a member of Solesmes, so naturally the liturgies will be splendid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlmom Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 [quote name='Staretz' post='1251956' date='Apr 21 2007, 05:53 PM']There is nothing better than a Benedictine monastery to soothe the soul, in my COMPLETELY unbiased opinion.[/quote] You got that right. Even some Protestants over here in the US become Benedictine Oblates because of the rich prayer and spirituality of the Bennies. Read Kathleen Norris's [u][/u]The Cloister Walk[u][/u] for that perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) [quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1251953' date='Apr 22 2007, 12:51 AM']There used to be novices at Cambridge? Now we have just four sisters here, all of them fully professed. I can't imagine the convent holding any more. It's very small.[/quote] There was a novice called Elizabeth, who left to look after her mum, and then later joined the group at COLW. Then I can next think of a lady called Ann(e?) who entered Stone, although I'm not sure if she persevered. As I understood things, Cambridge was supposed to function as Stone's novitiate. This is all several years ago though! PP Edited April 21, 2007 by puellapaschalis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I have a friend who was a novice at St. Cecilia's but she left because she couldn't make the cultural adjustment! Sorry to all the Brits here! She is now a Cistercian here in the US. Yeah, OSB is good. I was "raised" OSB because my "parish" was a Benedictine Abbey, but I say, nothing like the OP's! One of our hopes is to refound a Dominican monastery in England. There were never many OP monasteries there although England was one of the early foundations of the Order, as early as St. Dominic's time. So, if the Lord wants it, he'll give us a ton of novices and make it happen. A bunch of novices from England would help, too! And then of course, there is Australia! I wonder if any of this will happen in my lifetime! SMCatharine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 The look beautiful! Sighhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lena Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 gorgeous place, so serene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 [quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1251854' date='Apr 21 2007, 11:56 AM']If my heart weren't already grafted onto Carmel (despite the best efforts of my spiritual director to hijack me for the Dominicans) I would be in danger of losing it to this [url="http://www.stceciliasabbey.org.uk/"]beautiful abbey[/url]. I am considering making a retreat there in the aftermath of my exams. They seem like such a wonderful community.[/quote] o did you get over to there BRo's for a visit?Quarr Abbey? i wrote them, hoping to make a retreat/observation this summer?The Solesmes Congregation are generally fantastic! The Catholic Londoner Blog, just came back from a Visit-reteat to Isle of Wight Abbeys, and is starting a photo diary about his trip! pax [url="http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/04/quarr-part-i-monastic-fever.html"]http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/...stic-fever.html[/url] [url="http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/04/back-from-retreat.html"]http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/...om-retreat.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 [quote name='EJames' post='1253715' date='Apr 23 2007, 09:59 AM']o did you get over to there BRo's for a visit?Quarr Abbey? i wrote them, hoping to make a retreat/observation this summer?The Solesmes Congregation are generally fantastic! The Catholic Londoner Blog, just came back from a Visit-reteat to Isle of Wight Abbeys, and is starting a photo diary about his trip! pax [url="http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/04/quarr-part-i-monastic-fever.html"]http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/...stic-fever.html[/url] [url="http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/04/back-from-retreat.html"]http://catholiclondoner.blogspot.com/2007/...om-retreat.html[/url][/quote] Thanks for the links to your blog - as a future English resident, it was nice to see the lovely photo of the "un-English" weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJames Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 (edited) [quote name='nunsense' post='1253752' date='Apr 22 2007, 06:34 PM']Thanks for the links to your blog - as a future English resident, it was nice to see the lovely photo of the "un-English" weather! [/quote] well its not my Blog mine is [url="http://ejvideo-place.blogspot.com/"]http://ejvideo-place.blogspot.com/[/url], but thanks! ther are some very good British Catholic Blogs, who speak of Religious life as well over there.Pm me if you like to know them. i too, God willing, may be a future U/K resident! .. pax Edited April 23, 2007 by EJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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