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Stumbling Into Light: Part 10

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“Noli me tangere”

Picture taken beside the garden of Kurisumala Monastery

January 31, 2013 | Categories: light, meetings | Tags: Garden, Kurisumala Monastery, Light, Mary Magdalen, Noli me tangere | 6 Comments

Stumbling Into Light: Part 9

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Opening the doors to silence..

Picture shows visiting nuns in silent prayer at Kurisumala Monastery

January 30, 2013 | Categories: prayer, silence | Tags: Kerala Hills, Kurisumala Monastery, Trappists | 6 Comments

Stumbling Into Light: Part 8

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A time of quiet

Monks at Kurisumala in silent meditation after Mass

January 29, 2013 | Categories: monastery, silence | Tags: Aramaic prayer, Kurisumala Monastery, Meditation, Trappists | 4 Comments

Stumbling Into Light: Part 7

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After None light and shade

Picture of the monk’s refectory taken at Kurisumala Trappist Monastery, Kerala

January 28, 2013 | Categories: afternoon, light, monastery, shade | Tags: Kerala, Kurisumala Monastery, Liturgy of the Hours: None, Refectory, Tchaikovsky: None but the lonely hearts | 6 Comments

Stumbling Into Light: Part 6

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Cloistered laundering.

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Pictures of monks’ freshly laundered, saffron habits taken in Kurisumala Trappist Monastery, Kerala

January 27, 2013 | Categories: monastery, washing | Tags: Kerala, Kurisumala Monastery, Laundry, Miserere, Psalm 51 (50) | Leave a comment

Stumbling Into Light: Part 5

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On reflection..

Picture shows one of the monks at Kurisumala

January 26, 2013 | Categories: monastery, monk, reflections | Tags: Kurisumala Monastery, Psalm 19 (18), Trappists | Leave a comment

Stumbling Into Light: Part 4

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Father and son:
“Teach us to pray..”

A family at prayer in Kurisumala

January 25, 2013 | Categories: family, prayer | Tags: Kurisumala Monastery, Luke 11:1, Pater Noster | 4 Comments

Stumbling Into Light: Part 3

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From the refectory windows.

Picture taken in Kurisumala Monastery, Kerala

January 24, 2013 | Categories: refreshment, windows | Tags: Kerala Hills, Kurisumala Monastery | 2 Comments

Stumbling Into Light: Part 2

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Seeking darshan.

Picture shows a group of visiting pilgrims taking refreshment in Kurisumala’s refectory

January 23, 2013 | Categories: light, refreshment | Tags: Ashram, Darshana, Kerala, Kurisumala Monastery | 4 Comments

Stumbling Into Light: The Path To Kurisumala

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High in the quiet hills of Kerala, is Kurisumala, India’s only Trappist Monastery.

January 22, 2013 | Categories: light, paths, retreat | Tags: Cistercians, India, Kerala, Kurisumala Monastery, trappist monastery | 4 Comments