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The CurrentMay 15-21, 2022 | Fifth Week of Easter
In This Week's Current:
Michael G. Brunner Blessed as Abbot of Portsmouth |
Love of Learning: Monastic Spirituality | Bishop Evans Celebrates Confirmation -
Michael G. Brunner Blessed as Abbot of Portsmouth
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Bishop Thomas Tobin, and many additional guests, joined the Portsmouth Abbey community this past Sunday for the Abbatial Blessing of the Right Reverend Michael G. Brunner, O.S.B. Bishop Tobin expressed his gratitude to be able to join the community on this important day, for “the formal liturgical blessing of Abbot Michael.”
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Love of Learning: Monastic Spirituality
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Abbot Michael Brunner outlines the course he offers in the monastery’s novitiate: “…Monastic Spirituality. That may sound impressive. But just ask someone to define “spirituality” and see what you get as an answer. Everybody has a spirituality, because everyone has a spirit. It is very personal. So, it is a fair question to ask: What is supposed to be different or distinctive about a monk’s spirituality?”
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Bishop Evans Celebrates Confirmation
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Bishop Robert Evans joined the Portsmouth Abbey community for the 9:30 a.m. Conventual Mass on Sunday, May 8 for the Sacrament of Confirmation for thirteen candidates from the School’s program.
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Benedictine Ritual, Christian FaithThe past weeks have included a remarkable series of events here at Portsmouth related to Benedictine life. Yet, these Benedictine-specific moments all contained something more fundamental.
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