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Lumen Vitae What do e s it me an to r un w ith the lig ht of life? How c an we live in such a w ay that we c an authentic ally share the love of C hr i st w ith others? The monk s of St . B ene dic t ’s Abb e y s e ek to re co g ni ze tho s e who exemplif y the s e ide al s ; tho s e who, ab ove all el s e, have spre ad the lig ht of C hr i st to the world – whe ther throug h their mini str y, their genero sity, or simply by their live s . At f irst , it may s e em that the honore e s for the eig hth Abb ot ’s Table were cho s en for their s chol arship. Even still, one may pre sume that the y were s ele c te d for their exempl ar y work a s e duc ators and te achers . But inde e d, it i s their live s, the ver y manner in which the y live, that s e t s them ap ar t – in which the y tr uly exude thi s lumen v it ae, thi s lig ht that come s f rom C hr i st . Si ster Irene Nowell ha s share d the lig ht of C hr i st a s a si ster, e duc ator, and for mator – her love of s c r ipture come s throug h a s she share s the Word of G o d w ith an infe c tiou s j oy that ha s inspire d countle ss many throug h her cl a ss e s and b o ok s . Dr. S cott & Kimb erly Hahn’s conversion stor y and sub s e quent b o ok s , t alk s , and v ide o s have enlivene d the f aith of many C atholic s and inspire d many more to j oin the C atholic f aith. The example of the s e honore e s c annot b e underst ate d, and we fe el ble ss e d to pre s ent them w ith the Lumen Vit ae Me d al. E ach of their stor ie s i s unique but the y share a common thre ad – a const ant de dic ation to r unning w ith the Light of Life ...
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Kansas Monks
