“Saint Benedict says that Lent should be the happiest time of year for a Monk.” Abbot Michael Brunner offers thoughts on our Lenten practice, exploring the type of happiness Lent can truly provide.

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Our monthly column on the “Love of Learning” provides a glimpse into some of the reading done at mealtime, fulfilling the prescriptions of Chapter 38 of the Rule of St. Benedict. We provide a historical snapshot capturing the choices of text spanning six decades in the Portsmouth community.

Brother Sixtus provides information on the long-awaited Day of Recollection for oblates, coming some two years later than originally anticipated.

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