Connecticut Public Radio’s Colin McEnroe Show pursues the topic of “Solitude and Hermits” in a program featuring Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor, Lucinda Mosher of the Hartford Seminary, and Karen Karper Fredette, author of Consider the Ravens: On Contemporary Hermit Life and co-editor with her husband Paul of Raven’s Bread.
“Van Gogh and the Nature of Solitude”
A brief essay from the Art Institute of Chicago on “Van Gogh and the Nature of Solitude.” Van Gogh’s works are haunted with a profound sense of solitude.”He shares his solitude with you because solitude was his abiding theme.”
URL: https://www.artic.edu/articles/813/van-gogh-and-the-nature-of-solitude
Carmelites as “Hermits in Community”
The British Catholic publication The Tablet offers a consideration of modern Carmelites as “hermits in community,” the title of the blog entry. The focus is on the order of Carmelite nuns, founded by the Spanish mystic St.Teresa of Avila.
URL: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/1/1393/hermits-in-community
Lockdown and hermits in art
Laura Freeman writes musings on life in lockdown in TheSpectator under the title “The Art of the Hermit,” reflecting on famous hermits and their understanding of their own isolation.The byline:”Holed up in her sixth-floor London flat, Laura Freeman finds solace in these paintings of self-isolating holy men.”
URL: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-art-of-the-hermit
Mauro Morandi, Italian hermit – update
CNN Travel provides an update on Mauro Morandi, now 81 years of age, mentioned in this blog several times. The lengthy and useful article is titled: “Italian hermit living alone on an island says self-isolation is the ultimate journey.” Morandi lives on the island of Budelli, near Sardinia, and is the island’s only occupant. Not unexpectedly, his views on solitude in the era of corona virus are solicited. Includes many photos of the island and a 4-minute video featuring Morandi.
URL: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/italy-hermit-coronavirus/