Silence

The world of a monk is a world of seclusion and solitude. It offers introspection and an inner peace that is so crucial in comprehending greater religious philosophy. And the lives of Carthusian monks are an ideal example of such perseverance and overcoming one’s human nature. The Order of the Carthusians is very old and closed-off from the outside world, and perfectly epitomizes the ideal life of religious devotion. The Establishment of Order of the Carthusians The Order of the Carthusians ( Ordo Cartusiensis), as it is also known, is surely one of the oldest Catholic religious orders still in existence. It has a long and venerated history, one that has not changed much over the centuries. The order was