Brother Sixtus Roslevich recently created an active and intriguing exhibit in the School’s Burden Classroom Building display case, featuring mementos of his Zimbabwe experience. He writes: “During my 16 years as a monk, I have been blessed to have spent two extended mission stints at Christ the Word. On the occasion of this silver jubilee, it was suggested that I share a little bit about the life of the monks there.”  In this article he reports on some of the successes and some of the struggles experienced by this dynamic community in Africa.

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The monastery is in the midst of a ten-day visit from three members of the Manquehue Apostolic Movement (MAM) in Chile. The monastery and its extended community have been deeply grateful for the growing relationship with MAM, which has since 2009 been formally affiliated with the English Benedictine Congregation.

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This week brings a new dimension to our monthly features, with a focus on “Liturgy.” Liturgical life takes a variety of forms, both sacramental and non-sacramental, and our monthly column is intended to explore this central dimension of experience at the Abbey. This week we note Benedict’s admonition to begin any new work with prayer, looking in particular at petitionary prayer in our monastic liturgies.

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