Friday, January 6
Monks, redux
From the "We don't live like you, we don't dress like you, therefore we fascinate you and draw you in" file:
We all remember the great popularity enjoyed, particularly in pop culture a few years ago, by Gregorian Chant. Germany seems to be having a repeat monkish hit.
The Carthusians are the strictest Christian order and this three-hour, almost totally silent film about them, was not expected to be a hit. But it is playing to packed cinemas, fascinating audiences with the unique glimpse of a contemplative life, unknown beyond the monastery walls.
BBC News
One observes that if the monks dressed in jeans and sang mediocre pop-ish (not popish) songs, no one would care about them, and Christ's evangelical counsels would not currently be selling out to theatres of young people.
From the "We don't live like you, we don't dress like you, therefore we fascinate you and draw you in" file:
We all remember the great popularity enjoyed, particularly in pop culture a few years ago, by Gregorian Chant. Germany seems to be having a repeat monkish hit.
The Carthusians are the strictest Christian order and this three-hour, almost totally silent film about them, was not expected to be a hit. But it is playing to packed cinemas, fascinating audiences with the unique glimpse of a contemplative life, unknown beyond the monastery walls.
BBC News
One observes that if the monks dressed in jeans and sang mediocre pop-ish (not popish) songs, no one would care about them, and Christ's evangelical counsels would not currently be selling out to theatres of young people.
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