1.0The Deacon's Benchhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbenchDeacon Greg Kandrahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/author/gkandraThe joy of silence - The Deacon's Benchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6bTVcIHKEW"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2007/06/the-joy-of-silence.html">The joy of silence</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2007/06/the-joy-of-silence.html/embed#?secret=6bTVcIHKEW" width="600" height="338" title="“The joy of silence” — The Deacon's Bench" data-secret="6bTVcIHKEW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Unfortunately, I missed this movie during its sell-out engagement in New York City, but those who saw Into Great Silence reported being moved and awestruck by the sheer simplicity and beauty of it. The film chronicles the austere life inside a Carthusian monastery, and consists of three hours of…silence. The trailer below gives a glimpse…