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Exploration of Sufism
December 22, 1986
Letter from Bede Griffiths – Response to Vatican
February 18, 1990
Our ecological crisis spiritual problem
February 22, 1992
A tranquil man honored for his commitment and contribution
February 7, 2007
On Pollution – A Minister Speaks Out
November 24, 1968
Meditation: Is East least and West best?
May 11, 1990
Retreat an opportunity to ‘dance with steelhead’
February 18, 1992
Charles Brandt: fifty years a hermit
November 5, 2016
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Abbey of our Lady of New Melleray
The following is the only surviving document from Abbey of our Lady New Melleray where…
The Desert Fathers
Charles would often share John Cassian’s work describing the Desert Fathers during his monthly meditations…
Love and Solitude
A lovely gift treasured by Charles and given to the Colony of Hermits on the…
History of St John the Baptist Hermit Colony on the Tsolum River
Father Charles Brandt came to Vancouver Island in 1965 to join the Hermits of St…
On Pollution – A Minister Speaks Out
One of Charles’ earliest published newspaper articles in the form of a sermon he gave…
Cold Mountain
Charles was deeply steeped in the Zen tradition while a Catholic priest in the early…
Public Presentations
Charles throughout much of his life assumed a rather heavy schedule of leading retreats, letter…
In touch with spirit
Quote: “My whole concern is to be in touch with my whole being, body, soul…
Basil Pennington
Charles kept in contact with many contemplative contemporaries. One was Basil Pennington who wrote a…
Basil Pennington
Basil Pennington was another contemporary of Charles whom he held in high esteem and corresponded…
Br David Steindl-Rast
Charles appetite for modern contemplative writers expands after his return from Winnipeg back to his…
On Spirituality
This excerpt by Charles shows a stage of his spiritual journey in 1985, where he…
My Hermitage
Quote: Charles describing the place of his hermitage “I don’t think of it as a…
7 Day Zen Retreat
Charles was constantly expanding his experience and knowledge with Eastern spiritual traditions. In the following…