Thanks - I'm glad you found it interesting. I did wonder whether I'd be allowed to do piano practice, but I think the silence is meant to be more about conversation than sound per se. That said, I also think that they've become less strict over time. When my parents went on retreat there in, I think, the 70s, they weren't allowed to read anything other than the specific bits of scripture given by their spiritual director.
I'm afraid that I'm also fairly new to lectio divina myself, but there's some good discussion of it in the book inklessej recommends below, which is written particularly to be of interest to people who don't necessarily follow a traditional catholic approach to faith, but nonetheless find the ignatian approach appealing. It's also discussed in God of Surprises by Gerald Hughes, along with some suggestions of texts to use in different times and circumstances.
On the talking breakfast on the last day, someone mentioned that the Franciscans at Almouth tend to be quite chatty, and might well be able to support a more active retreat.
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Date: 2019-01-15 08:39 am (UTC)From:I'm afraid that I'm also fairly new to lectio divina myself, but there's some good discussion of it in the book
On the talking breakfast on the last day, someone mentioned that the Franciscans at Almouth tend to be quite chatty, and might well be able to support a more active retreat.