Monks, Merton and Matter

Date January 29, 2004

Had a relaxing stay at the Monastery of the Ascension. Spent time in prayer with the monks, had some great conversations with Fr. Andrew, Fr. Boniface, Br. Maur and Br. Selby. I had a chance to just relax, spend time doing a few things that I’ve been needing/wanting to do but haven’t found the time [...]

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The Icon of Icons…

Date December 25, 2003

My mother is a nurse and has to work every other Christmas, so we broke with tradition this year and opened all our gifts on Christmas Eve. I got some very useful stuff [electric razor, scarf, Guiness mug, and a White-Elephant gift that has been passed down through the Cleaveland family for years].
But one of [...]

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