CONTENTS List of Illustrations vii Preface of the General Editor The Rev. W. R. Shepherd, Rector of Kirby Underdale , York ix Chronological Index xiii Synopsis xv History of the Community Edited by the Rev. E. Hermitage Day, D.D., Vicar of Abbey Cwmhir 3 Our Purpose, Method, and Rule By Dom Aelred Carlyle, O.S.B., Abbot of Caldey 53 A Day at Caldey E. H. D. 95 Caldey Abbey Building Fund 99 Horarium 101 "Pax," the Quarterly Paper of the Community 102 The Guest House 104 The Confraternity of S. Benedict 105 The Medal and Cross of S. Benedict 107 Requirements for Postulants 108 The Good Old Times of England Dr. J. M. Neale 109 Community Handicrafts 111 General Information 112 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Map of Caldey Island Frontis. The Parish Church, Kirby Underdale x The Isle of Caldey from the Mainland 10 The Priory, Isle of Dogs 18 Authorization of Solemn Profession 20 The Retreat, Milton Abbas 26 The Priory Gatehouse, Caldey 28 The Village and Church, Caldey 30 The Charter of the Community 32 Painsthorpe 34 The Calvary, Painsthorpe 36 The Monastery Chapel, Painsthorpe 38 "Amid the Winter Snow," Painsthorpe 40 The Priory Church, Caldey (West View) 42 Chancel of the Priory Church, Caldey 44 The Village Church, Caldey 46 The Home-Coming, Isle of Caldey, S. Luke's Day, 1906 48 Dom Aelred Carlyle, O.S.B., Abbot of Caldey 52 Drinkim Bay, Caldey 96 The Old Priory Buildings, Caldey 98 The New Gatehouse, Caldey — Proposed Ground Plan and Elevation 100 The Guest House, Caldey 104 Digitized by Google., Title from spine, Letters between Aelred Carlyle, Anglican Abbot of Caldey, and the Abps. of Canterbury, York, Bps. of Oxford, Fond du Lac, etc. concerning monasticism in the Church of England.--The Benedictines of Caldey Island