tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post116019079637652935..comments2024-02-23T04:09:47.029-06:00Comments on The Roman Sacristan: Saint Bruno and the CarthusiansRoman Sacristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-1161125406074028032006-10-17T17:50:00.000-05:002006-10-17T17:50:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing that info on the CarthusiansThanks for sharing that info on the CarthusiansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-1161106689508932282006-10-17T12:38:00.000-05:002006-10-17T12:38:00.000-05:00Supposedly it is going to be released in Canada so...Supposedly it is going to be released in Canada soon, which means we in the U.S. could watch it too.Roman Sacristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-1160858453192824882006-10-14T15:40:00.000-05:002006-10-14T15:40:00.000-05:00I had the great blessing of being able to see the ...I had the great blessing of being able to see the movie myself while in Italy last year - it is an absolutely gorgeous film, a three-hour retreat really. I went with our Jesuit chaplain (I was on a year-abroad program at the Dominican's Angelicum... so we had a bit of ecumenism going on! ;) who also spends at least one retreat period a year with the Carthusians down on the "tip" of the Italian boot. He had also only a month or so prior to seeing the movie taken a group of us to Naples, where we visited the old Carthusian monastery high up on the hill (now a museum, but tastefully done - and that chapel! Wowza!). So I had had a taste of what the Carthusian life was like before seeing the film, from Fr.'s recounts and actually going through an old monastery. The film, therefore, was for me the way it all fit together, finally. It was marvelous to see their life in service to the Lord.<BR/><BR/>The two things that stand out for me in my memory is the constant flame of the sanctuary light (the movie tends to follow the rhythms of the liturgical celebrations, and it always closes them with everything going black and silent... execpt the perpetual flame before the Lord) and the wonderful interview with one of the older monks. That was astonishing to see, and I am still amazed the filmmaker was able to do that - I cannot wait to see that again, because when I saw it it was very hard to follow what was being said, since the monk was speaking French audibly, and the subtitles beneath were in Italian. I remember that he had some beautiful insights into having a vocation as a Carthusian.<BR/><BR/>If only we could at least get the DVD released over here!!Maria Nevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150892277145928764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-1160516936183504362006-10-10T16:48:00.000-05:002006-10-10T16:48:00.000-05:00Father Stephanos,Sounds like a great plan to me.Father Stephanos,<BR/>Sounds like a great plan to me.Roman Sacristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-1160449702294618842006-10-09T22:08:00.000-05:002006-10-09T22:08:00.000-05:00I read about this a while back when Father mention...I read about this a while back when Father mentioned it. I would really like to see the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-1160273774218364502006-10-07T21:16:00.000-05:002006-10-07T21:16:00.000-05:00Chris, if the movie does NOT show in your city or ...Chris, if the movie does NOT show in your city or mine, let's plan on meeting where it does show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com