Mad monk

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liturgical cursing, monks can express a form of anger that is acceptable and appropriate for monastic culture. This form of anger does not undermine monks' religious status in the feuding and vengeful culture of this time. Liturgical cursing is used to formulate emotions of anger in a way that is appropriate for monastic culture to participate in. In Aelred of Rievaulx's, Spiritual Friendship, we see a similar scenario in which Aelred seeks to find an appropriate form of friendship for monks to engage in

church was founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia. He wrote the famous "Benedict’s Rule" between 520-530. The fundamentals of the rule was that each day was divided into a series of activities with an emphasis on prayer and manual labor. The monks would all gather together seven times each day for prayer. These were all male

half of the painting. This provides a stability and balance to the work.      As in most works of this time, he is expressing the simplicity and serenity of the landscape, which is a parallel to the intended lifestyle of a monk. It is very particular to their culture in the Zen Buddhism was an important theory of that time. Although, some aspects of the work might be claimed to have been influenced by the Chinese practices of the same genre.      Ni

This reminded me of the humility and simplicity that governs monks’ lives and was outlined in the Rule of Saint Benedict. Also, as we entered the church I noted that the seats faced each other, which I thought was different from my own Catholic church where the pews face the front of the church. The striking of the bells in the bell tower prompted the monks and other visitors to enter the church. The order of the service consisted of readings from various

In The Rule of Saint Benedict, Saint Benedict details the instruments of good works that he believes will be produced in monks when they submit to God’s will and become fruitful in their lives due to their living in monastic communities. According to Saint Benedict, monks are to love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and mind, as well as to love one’s enemies, to confess past sins, and to live a life dedicated to the Lord. Many of these guidelines for living a Godly life are still being

attached to worldly or material things and is to live modestly like the vow of poverty says. In line 180 the narrator describes the Monk as taking "the modern world's more spacious way,” (Chaucer). In doing this, the Monk owns greyhounds and horses and wears grey fur and gold pins (Chaucer, 193-200). The narrator also describes the Monk as personable, but in reality, the Monk is not sympathetic. Another

Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a novel that features vibrant character development but the biggest development is that which occurs in Catherine Morland. Catherine’s character nearly develops in all components of her being and she is able to evolve from the unorthodox “heroine” that she is initially described as. In the novel, Catherine starts out as an incredibly naïve and inexperienced girl who confuses all facets of the real world as the plot in a Gothic novel. Catherine develops as a character

the Desert Fathers and The Rule of St. Benedict in English reveal what each road to the divine entails while explaining how the ascetic hermits and monks live for the mutual goal of reaching unity with God. When taking the communal path to reach salvation, some people decide to become obedient monks and live in monasteries. Once in a monastery, monks are

should form a community and should be organized. He presented a monastic rule. This rule stated that monks should have the same clothes and food. He gave them standards that were for the good of the monastery. These included copying books, and the