The last few years have seen a surge of interest in monasticism, rules, liturgies, and all kind of orthodox practices, in many unexpected circles. At the same time, the daily life of Catholic Orders are little known to outsiders. What are monastic Orders, and what's behind the renewed appeal? Post-evangelical poet David Benjamin Blower and Passionist priest Nicholas Postlethwaite talk about the history behind orders, the rise of 'new monasticism', and the tensions between hierarchy and autonomy that lie behind the whole concept.
Common Era: Spirituality in an Age of Change
What does our current era of change mean for the future of spiritual communities? What are the questions and challenges facing us in terms of belonging, justice, ecology and beyond? Common Era brings two guests around our table to talk about spirituality in an age of change.
Common Era is produced by Lab/ora Press, an independent publisher run by the Catholic monastic order known as the Passionists. To find out more about either of those, you can go to https://labora.press or https://passionists.org.uk
What does our current era of change mean for the future of spiritual communities? What are the questions and challenges facing us in terms of belonging, justice, ecology and beyond? Common Era brings two guests around our table to talk about spirituality in an age of change.
Common Era is produced by Lab/ora Press, an independent publisher run by the Catholic monastic order known as the Passionists. To find out more about either of those, you can go to https://labora.press or https://passionists.org.ukListen on
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