Post-Conciliar Carthusian Life

[JesuXPIPassio]

I recently finished the book An Infinity of Little Hours about the Carthusians. The book discusses the pre-Conciliar practises of the Carthusian Order; the author mentions that some things have changed after the Council, and the former Carthusians felt scandalised that their Order, which they felt was great the way it was, could change.

My question is, what are the changes that were made to the Carthusians after the Council? The author of the book doesn’t elabourate on this.

Since the Carthusian Order is small, it’s hard to find people who know it that well. It’s not like studying the Jesuits. I do know one guy who is a Carthusian novice and I could ask him, but he’s so young I doubt he would really have much insight.

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[puzzleannie]

I Sorry, I know this doesn’t exactly fit in with Liturgy and the Sacraments, but it doesn’t seem as if this topic could go into any other forum. It?

the usual forum for discussion religious orders is vocations, or spirituality

 

[ChadS]

Have you seen the movie “Into the Great Silence?” It was done by a German documentary maker and covers a Carthusian monastery in France. It follows several of the brothers around as they go about their daily lives of work, prayer and liturgy. Perhaps you could pick up on some differences from what was described in the book over what is shown in the movie, but from my perspective their lives seemed pretty austere and filled with prayer. Hope this helps.

The movie is now available on dvd and should be pretty easy to find.

ChadS