Monastic Networks Just after Easter, the General Chapter of the Benedictine Congregation of Solesmes took place in the abbey of Solesmes (France). Every four years, the superiors of the 24 abbeys which belong to it meet in their mother house, near the river Sarthe, not far from Le Mans. The monastery itself celebrated the millenary […]
Easter at Quarr is a good season to learn again that
Flowers open after winter months of apparent death,
Birds sing joyfully as they build new nests for their little ones to come,
Lambs gamble and bleat in the meadows.
Even roads reopen (!) giving access to visitors old and new – all welcome!
Will our hearts open, too,
To make peace after conflicts and wars
To forgive after disputes
To foster every human life from its conception to its natural end,
To bring a smile of hope on all faces around?
“Christ is risen from the dead.”
Happy Easter to you all!
Abbot Xavier and the Community