The World seen from the Cloister . . .
This is a blog written by Benedictine nuns from Holy Trinity Monastery, East Hendred, UK. We prefer to call ourselves cloistered rather than enclosed because the word “enclosed” may suggest a closed mind. We have a special interest in using contemporary technology to reach out to people who would never otherwise come to the monastery.
Our community web site is at http://www.benedictinenuns.org.uk (desktop and large-screen devices) and at http://www.benedictinenuns.net (small-screen mobile devices). Our Online Retreat Service will be found at http://www.onlineretreats.org.
9 comments
Thank you so much for this. It is just what I have been looking for. My prayers are for you, my thoughts are with you. I wonder if a thought is a prayer.
by Schola on Thursday, 14 July, 2011 at 8:44 am. #
Hi! A Catholic friend here at work sent this to me. He actually sent me the link about Nicea. Anyway, I’m not Catholic, but my first thought was that it would look much better if the articles were “Justified”, i.e. where all lines are the same width, like a block.
Otherwise, I like your blog. It’s very neat and pleasing to the eye. And I liked the content, at least the little bit that I’ve read so far.
Thanks,
Michael
by Mike Capsilis on Friday, 26 August, 2011 at 1:41 pm. #
Thank you, Michael, for your comment. I hope you’ll continue to read and join in the discussion. I must admit to liking the ragged edges myself as they enable me to achieve better word spacing without too much hyphenation. It’s really a trade-off between time and aesthetics. As a book designer, I’d love to fine-tune the setting of every post; as a nun, I couldn’t possibly ‘justify’ the time it would take!
by Digitalnun on Saturday, 27 August, 2011 at 2:26 pm. #
That’s a good one!
by Mike Capsilis on Friday, 7 October, 2011 at 12:12 pm. #
I am so excited to have found you. Thank you. I’ve wanted to be a nun even long before I was Catholic, but have been told often I’d make a terrible one! I can at least enjoy a nun blog.
by Adelfa on Saturday, 19 November, 2011 at 5:32 am. #
I’ve just discovered your website, it’s wonderful, thank you. As an active Catholic, I believe that one of the ways we can reach many people quickly is through the New Media. Hence I have recently started my own blog with thoughts as I spend 2012 reading, praying and studying the Bible. God bless you for your work.
by Christopher Moore on Sunday, 15 January, 2012 at 8:33 pm. #
Thank you for your kind remarks. A blog is only as good as its most recent post and the engagement of its readers.
by Digitalnun on Monday, 16 January, 2012 at 6:22 am. #
Thank you for your blog which I have just discovered. I am still new to blogging and love to be inspired by others. It is wonderful how you are enlarging the vision of hospitality to embrace all those of us who can visit you electronically. Blessings on all you do, and I look forward to remaining connected…
by Antonia on Thursday, 22 March, 2012 at 9:47 am. #
i just watched your talk on YouTube – Faith 2.0 — excellent speech! i took notes! i am a Dominican Sister, and a Communications/Technology Director — so i am right there with you and will learn much from you — as we all muddle through and find the best way to use technology with our communities and reaching out to the world. Thank you!
by aneesah on Tuesday, 27 March, 2012 at 4:40 pm. #