tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825550.post5133123497716042988..comments2023-10-28T08:27:23.196-04:00Comments on Contemplative Horizon: CorrectionsHIldegard N. Plevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066438750309820009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825550.post-63400544130469937062008-11-24T20:20:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:20:00.000-05:00I was privileged to visit with Sister Hildegard an...I was privileged to visit with Sister Hildegard and her sisters at Esopus this summer. It was a privilege to sit in my guest "cell" and observe nature come creeping by my window as I tried to catch a peek at the Hudson River at the bottom of the hill. Time away is time well-spent. If you have never tried a "retreat", go ahead and plunge in with a Day of Recollection or Reflection; then try a week-end or three day retreat (usually a Friday PM, all day Saturday and Sunday until noon-ish). It gets easier and better all the time.<BR/>EvelynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27825550.post-76261730523040249492008-11-13T02:05:00.000-05:002008-11-13T02:05:00.000-05:00Coelum, doesn't the Latin mean heaven or celestial...Coelum, doesn't the Latin mean heaven or celestial bliss? Or does cell come from celare, to conceal? I once read the cell is not meant to shut you in, but the shut The World out. <BR/>Either way, I loved my little cell, appropriately named "l'Attante," (attentive) waiting. And it taught me almost everything. <BR/>But for 2- or 3-day silent retreats I would move to the poustinia in the garden. <BR/><BR/>May you have a good retreat. Peace to you.<BR/>Good luck with the new project.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com