Article Archive
Bookbinder Tops Article – Early Days
This article from 1969 recognizes the early start to Fr Charles bookbinding…
On Pollution – A Minister Speaks Out
One of Charles' earliest published newspaper articles in the form of a…
Hermit Bookbinder’s Retreat – The World of Father Brandt
This early article highlight's Father Brandt's early efforts to establish his bookbinding…
History of St John the Baptist Hermit Colony on the Tsolum River
Father Charles Brandt came to Vancouver Island in 1965 to join the…
Ordination Announcement
Original Announcement inviting friends to join Brother Charles Alfred Edwin Brandt to…
Upper Islander women’s reporter writes Campbell River history
Brother Charles became well known as a local bookbinder while with the…
An Ancient Art Survives – Brother Charles 1960
Brother Charles as a Trappist Monk learned the craft of bookbinding at…
The Desert Fathers
Charles would often share John Cassian's work describing the Desert Fathers during…
Abbey of our Lady of New Melleray
The following is the only surviving document from Abbey of our Lady…
The Rearing of a Cowbird by Acadian Flycatchers by Alfred E. Brandt
As a result of his study of Ornithology at Cornell University, Charles…