That powerful scene described for us by Saint Matthew is the one famously painted by Michelangelo behind the altar in the Sistine Chapel. It’s a painting that all the Cardinals have before their eyes when they’re electing a new Pope. I do remember once, almost twenty years ago, being on the front row looking straight at it […]
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