tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post4696312020333928049..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: 'Here Romualdus, Here Maccarius See'—St Romuald & DanteAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-79969561401654477912010-01-25T20:48:28.392-06:002010-01-25T20:48:28.392-06:00I realise it's been nearly seven months now, a...I realise it's been nearly seven months now, and you're probably no longer paying attention to this thread, Fr Benedict, but I chanced to be looking back over it today and a thought occurred to me. Though I know little about Western Christian aesthetics, it's my understanding that the West never really developed a conception of iconography the way the East did. Perhaps if religious art is conceived of primarily in decorative, ornamental terms, white-washed walls would naturally seem more simple and holy. If it is a window to heaven, then the simplicity and holiness is contained in and expressed by the iconography itself. Just a thought...Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-17558504443279756782009-07-06T14:54:55.876-05:002009-07-06T14:54:55.876-05:00Fr Benedict> Please forgive me for taking so lo...Fr Benedict> Please forgive me for taking so long to get back to you on this. I'm not sure if I have much to offer, but it's a question that deserves some careful attention. Maybe I'll have a chance to respond appropriately later today.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-38066322002594426022009-07-03T22:54:29.984-05:002009-07-03T22:54:29.984-05:00The Carthusians seem to enjoy making it difficult ...The Carthusians seem to enjoy making it difficult for us to learn about them. The majority of the primary sources are still in Latin, though I suspect some have been translated into French. Still, it seems that it would be difficult to make any convincing case for the Orthodox veneration of [St.] Bruno, given the fact that he was the pope's "right hand man" for a number of years. <br /><br />Forgive me if this is wandering too far afield, but if you had time, Aaron, I'd be interested in your take on the iconoclasm sometimes encountered in in Carthusian, Cistercian, and I would suspect Camaldolese churches. It has always seemed unfortunate to me that the twelfth century monastic reforms connected white washed walls to simplicity and holiness. Any thoughts? - Fr. BenedictAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-28594826588124789742009-07-03T08:51:34.154-05:002009-07-03T08:51:34.154-05:00Thank you, Father. Unfortunately, I know very litt...Thank you, Father. Unfortunately, I know very little about the Carthusians I'm afraid. I do love to look at the beautiful website of Parkminster, the spectacular Charterhouse in England. And then there's Matthew Arnold's sad but lovely 'Grand Chartreuse'...<br /><br />I'd love to learn more about them one day.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-2942437035858813072009-07-03T08:19:47.184-05:002009-07-03T08:19:47.184-05:00A wonderful post. I've long been fascinated by...A wonderful post. I've long been fascinated by the ladders of Sts Benedict, John Cassian, and John of Sinai. I'm so glad you included the passage on prayer from St. Romuald - very inspiring. Do you by chance know if the early Carthusians had a similar method of (for lack of a better term) meditation? - Fr. BenedictAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com