Editing Carthusians (section)

== Modern Carthusians ==
[[File:La Grande Chartreuse.JPG|thumb|The ''[[Grande Chartreuse]]'' is the head [[monastery]] of the Carthusian order.]]
Today, the monastery of the [[Grande Chartreuse]] is still the Motherhouse of the order. There is a museum illustrating the history of the Carthusian order next to Grande Chartreuse; the monks of that monastery are also involved in producing [[Chartreuse liqueur]]. Visits are not possible into the Grande Chartreuse itself, but the 2005 documentary ''[[Into Great Silence]]'' gave unprecedented views of life within the hermitage.

Today, Carthusians live very much as they originally did, without any relaxing of their rules. Generally, those wishing to enter must be between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five. Nowadays, medical examinations are considered necessary before the Novitiate and Profession.<ref name=voc>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocatiochartreux.org/THE%20JOY%20OF%20BEING%20A%20CARTHUSIAN%20MONK.html|title=The joy of being a carthusian|last=vocatiochartreux|date=4 August 2011|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> The Carthusian novice is introduced to ''[[Lectio divina]]'' (spiritual reading).

In the 21st century, the Sélignac Charterhouse<ref>{{cite web |last1=Selignac |first1=Charterhouse of |url=https://selignac.chartreux.org/|title=Sélignac Charterhouse |access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref> was converted into a house in which lay people could come and experience Carthusian retreats, living the Carthusian life for shorter periods (an eight-day retreat being fixed as the minimum, to enter at least somewhat into the silent rhythm of the charterhouse).<ref name="retreat">{{cite web |title=Retreats - The Carthusian monks |url=https://chartreux.org/moines/en/resources/retreats/ |website=Chartreux.org |publisher=Les moines Chartreux |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>