In the blooming column, it's the turn of hydrangeas that are giving generously.
Everyone has returned to their regular jobs. Our men in formation are meeting for classes again. We caught Br. Ephrem giving such a class to our men in initial vows (aka junior professed brothers). His charges are in both St Benedict's Priory in South Africa and in Holy Cross Monastery in West Park. So these meetings gather on zoom. Our junior professed brothers are Francis Beckham, Aelred Kriel, Josias Morobi and Bruno Santana, Would you please hold them and Br. Ephrem, our "Junior Master" in prayer as they continue to grow in their monastic vocations.
This Satuday, we were happy to welcome Krystal Knapp, of Princeton, NJ, in our Associate program.
This weekend, 14 Associates are getting together online with Megan Yost for a formation centered around her academic research on conflict and comfort for LGBTQIA+ Christians.
This weekend Love Must Act was organizing a reception with Ms. Nicola Hayes, the Principal of Holy Cross School in Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province, SA, who is visiting the US this week. The reception was held at Huntington House (up the hill from the monastery) and appealed to local clergy and friends of Holy Cross, as well as Holy Cross monks. It was a pleasure to hear from and see how Holy Cross School continues to flourish and yet needs ongoing support from as many donors as possible.
Finally, we show you a lot of flowers and plants on this blog because they are easy to photograph. It is harder to get our fellow critters to strike the pause and wait for us to frame the perfect picture. Yet we share our beautiful land with lots of fascinating animals. Here are stock pictures of many of the mammals that we get to see at the monastery.
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| Monastery people. From top left, clockwise: hydrangea bouquets in the church (two pictures); Br.Ephrem leading a formation session for our initially professed brothers on both sides of the Atlantic; Br. Bernard and Krystal Knapp, our newest Associate (Br. Anthony, in the background). |
This weekend Love Must Act was organizing a reception with Ms. Nicola Hayes, the Principal of Holy Cross School in Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province, SA, who is visiting the US this week. The reception was held at Huntington House (up the hill from the monastery) and appealed to local clergy and friends of Holy Cross, as well as Holy Cross monks. It was a pleasure to hear from and see how Holy Cross School continues to flourish and yet needs ongoing support from as many donors as possible.
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| Holy Cross School reception at Huntington House. From top left, clockwise: Brothers Robert Leo, David and Timothy enjoying a refreshment; Br. Timothy presenting his involvement with the school; Bishop Stacy Sauls and Mr. Andrew Joyce of Love Must Act, with Br. Robert James (facing them); attentiive attendees as Andrew Joyce presents Love Must Act work with the school; Holy Cross Principal Nicola Hayes presenting an update on the school. |
Finally, we show you a lot of flowers and plants on this blog because they are easy to photograph. It is harder to get our fellow critters to strike the pause and wait for us to frame the perfect picture. Yet we share our beautiful land with lots of fascinating animals. Here are stock pictures of many of the mammals that we get to see at the monastery.
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| Some of our mammal neighbors. From top left, clockwise: groundhog; red fox; chipmunk; grey-tailed squirrel; cottontail rabbit; white-tailed deer; (center) little brown bat. |
And all that is not counting the birds and reptiles. We'll get to them another time.
May you enjoy your current season and your local wildlife, wherever you are on our Spaceship Earth.
1 comment:
What a beautiful photo of your grand red fox! We have several nearby here as well, but I've never been able to get a photo of them! The other day, while out walking one of our dogs, we scared up a Mama deer with her newborn. I did get a photo of the fawn and hope the two weren't separated from each other for too long. Each went bounding off in opposite directions. What a blessing to be able to share our lives with so many of God's creatures.
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