From the Monastic Communities of
new skete
No. 20 Winter 2012
Mission: New Skete is a monastic community of men and women rooted in the tradition of the Christian East. Through prayer, worship, and the work of our hands, we seek to respond to the mystery of God and the Gospel’s power to transform human living. Welcoming all, we seek to bridge the old with the new and to witness to the sacredness of all creation.
INSIDE: Book review /3 Training Tips /7 Monastics Q&A /8
We managed to get a photo of our recent Jubilarians, Sister Rebecca, Brother John, Sister Cecelia and Brother Peter, who have celebrated 50 years of monastic life.
Reflections on the Pilgrimage what was going on at church that weekend. Each year brings or the past several years, familiar faces, new visitors, and the Saturday after old friends and offers Transfiguration and I do believe those everyone an opportunity the prep days leading to experience a day of who come, for up to it have been devoted quiet reflection, spiritual to our annual Pilgrimage whatever reason, uplifting, or simply a hike at New Skete. I’ve missed leave a little along a forest trail or time only one Pilgrimage, richer from the with puppies and dogs. when we took our older For me, the pilgrimage son to Notre Dame two experience. is more the former, even years ago to begin his in the busyness of the day. After doctoral work in Philosophy. It preparations and setup have been felt strange not to be a part of completed, being able to begin
By Nadia Christy
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