Tag Archives: Benedictines

BIRRA NURSIA!

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here’s one for the Just Too Cool file.
The Benedictines in Norcia (ancient Nursia), whom I mention with some frequency here (they post their chanted monastic hours online), have inaugurated their new beer.   A friend who is involved with them … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Norcia Benedictines’ cool new calendar

Posted on 22 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I think the Benedictine monks at Norcia are wonderful.
They revived the Benedictine tradition, in a traditional way, in the place where St. Benedict is said to have been born. They make available, on demand, recordings of some of their sung … Continue reading →

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More on concelebration

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At NLM I saw a nice photo of Benedictines at Randol in France in their usual mode of concelebration.
I approve.

Included is a link to a film, Noir et Blanc,  about the monastic life of the Benedictines at the Abbey of Notre-Dame … Continue reading →

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The Hours chanted in Latin and reader feedback

Posted on 22 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It is nice to get positive feedback once in a while.
You might recall that not long ago I wrote about a couple sites where you can listen to the several of the monastic, liturgical hours chanted in Latin by Benedictine … Continue reading →

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Nifty video about Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma

Posted on 17 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a great 5 minute video about Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma.   It is well worth your time. There is a brief, though annoying, ad before the video starts.

Clear Creek Abbey Work Day from clearcreekabbey on GodTube.

Technorati … Continue reading →

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Midday Beauty Break for the Feast of the Transfiguration

Posted on 6 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I often listen to the hours sung by the monks at Le Barroux. Today for Sext the melody of the usual text of the hymn Rector potens verax Deus was strikingly beautiful. Here … Continue reading →

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Of Beer, Norcia, Monks, Boars, Cheese, Truffles and the City of God

Posted on 23 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For your Just Too Cool file, the great Benedictines monks in Norcia, Italy (the place where it is said St. Benedict was born) are making BEER!
Birra Nursia!
I often go to their website to listen to the office chanted.   They … Continue reading →

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iPhone app for Le Barroux

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I sometimes listen the podcasts of the Benedictine monks at Norcia, in Italy.  They record and post on demand recordings of their hours and Mass.  Alas, they tend to go flat, a problem many groups have when singing psalms and … Continue reading →

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What vocations crisis?

Posted on 18 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I wrote in the past about the wonder CD of Gregorian chant by the Benedictine nuns of Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation.
I wrote about the DVD, Watchmen of the Night, the monks at La Barroux … Continue reading →

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Pre-order Gregorian Chant CD by Benedictines of Barroux

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A while back I posted about the Benedictine nuns who signed a recording contract.  Read that here.
If you are a user of amazon.co.uk (the UK store for Amazon) you can pre-order their Gregorian chant CD.
Click here.
I am sure that anyone … Continue reading →

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