Sentences with phrase «monastic tradition»

The Desert Fathers practised and taught it, and there have been forms of such prayers throughout history — many of which have their roots in monastic traditions.

Her concerns offer a bracing contrast from much contemporary artistic discourse, and yet they are urgently contemporary: she consistently revisits representations of poverty, religious iconography (with a focus on Catholic monastic traditions), and the enduring beauty of folk art forms.

The early monastic tradition appears to have inherited this attitude, with the result that work often came to be seen as a debasing and demeaning activity, best left to one's social» and spiritual» inferiors.

What opened a door for me were some unexpected words from Philoxenus of Mabbug, a sixth - century monophysite bishop and author of 13 very long sermons on the Christian life in the early Syrian and Egyptian monastic traditions.

During the meeting, Pope Tawadros spoke of the great heritage of spirituality and monastic tradition within the Russian Orthodox Church and commented on its contemporary role and influence.

If so, monastic tradition began to develop in the Indian church much earlier than the Persian connection in the fourth century.

Parsing obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions — and evading the unknown adversaries who will go to any lengths to conceal and protect Vlad's ancient powers — one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil.

Two hours by air, car and boat from Yangon, Sanctum Inle Resort inspires contemplation through its off - the - beaten - path location and architectural flourishes that invoke monastic traditions, such as Spanish - style arches and minimalist but modern room designs.

Some turned to adaptations of the Catholic monastic tradition.

But the Church's ambitious hopes for in - churching will make little progress without a vibrant intellectual culture alongside its rich liturgical and monastic traditions.

At the same time, the monastic tradition is broad, and celibate community can take many forms.

Celibacy is difficult; in the monastic tradition, it is always connected with some form of community, with spiritual direction, and with disciplined prayer.

At Simple Way, we're inspired by the monastic tradition — although most monastics would probably flip if they find out we do morning prayers at 8:00 when they're nearly to midday prayers by then!

But the more interesting point he seems to be making is that the monastic tradition, presumably premised upon self - denial, was an exercise in self - deception or conscious deception of others.

Nevertheless, most church teaching, even in the monastic traditions, has opposed asceticism as a normative ideal.

And finally, Osheta Moore's Shalom Sistas is a consistently great listen but I wanted to recommend Episode 36: Shalom in the Home with Jerusalem Jackson Greer (whose book you'll remember seeing from up above in Good Reads) with a dash of Benedictine Monastic traditions (who doesn't love those??)

While it does seem to typify modern mainline Protestantism (though not the Quakers), for centuries the monastic tradition has kept alive the solitary dimension of spirituality; the Catholic Church has preserved that strain, keeping it available for us to rediscover today.

No longer can one read the Church fathers, the monastic tradition, the Anglican divines, indeed most of the spiritual classics of the Christian heritage without making mental reservations: «I must not allow myself to think along these lines; this is too Platonic, too dualistic.»

«My artistic practice as a religious vocation continues to evolve as an open ended prospect, heavily influenced by the monastic tradition and contemplative prayer.»

Cloister guest rooms were a manifestation of Nakashima's devotion to the monastic tradition, however, they also house the heating unit, bathroom, kitchen, and storage space, which were not included in the larger building.