Quiet weeks

We haven't forgotten you. But the last few weeks have been "slow news" weeks.

On St Patrick's Day, our latest intern, Jack Mullins, from Brooklyn, NY, arrived for his nine-month internship. He fits right in. Please hold him in prayer as he experiences 21st century monasticism in the months to come.

Our current interns. From top, clockwise: Chris Renshaw, Jeremy Cannon and Jack Mullins: Jack, our latest addition to the interns team is from Brooklyn, NY; our three interns seated in the Chapter room.

Br. Randy is on a two-week vacation and family visit in Willis, TX, near Houston.

Br. Bruno has started a spiritual director formation that happens residentially over several weekends at Linwood Spiritual Center in Rhinebeck, NY.

Br. Bruno is on a one-week retreat at St Gregory's Abbey, in Three Rivers, MI.

Br. Robert Leo has conducted a mission at Trinity Church, in Southport, CT.

Br. Josép has made a week-long family visit to his Mom in St Petersburg, FL.

Br. Carl has been on an "at home" silent retreat for a week.

Br. Bernard has made a two-day visit to Yale Divinity School, in New Haven, CT, to offer spiritual direction to seminarians.

Br. David Bryan has started a two-week visit to our Brothers in Toronto, ON.

That's a lot of comings and goings. But otherwise, we have quietly gone about our lives of prayer, worship, work and study.

As an optional Lenten devotion for members of the monastic community, some of us gather in our Chapter room (a.k.a. the Chapel of the Holy Spirit) for eucharistic adoration on Saturday evenings before compline.

Monastery people. From top left, clockwise: a consecrated host exposed in a monstrance: Br. Aidan and intern Jack in prayer; Bros. Ben, Jacob and Aidan playing the Root board game in the North end of the monastic library; Br. Bernard reading in his office; a tender scene of Saint Joseph and the child Jesus.

And it looks, like we will be able to restart the "blooming report" as Spring proceeds.

The blooming report. Mostly daffodils in great variety throuhout our grounds (4 pictures); in the upper right corner, hellebores a.k.a. Lenten roses in the sacristy parking lot.

May this last part of Lent feature for all times of silence and solitude for prayer.