Bad Mornings and Good Days
It should not come as a surprise that even a Benedictine monk can have difficult mornings. The sun is
shining, and birds are singing, but there is war in the world, my friend lies sick in hospital, relationships
at the workplace are a bit tense, and my purse empties itself far too quickly. Nothing new, to be sure.
Nothing insuperable, either, although it seems to require greater courage and more energy than what is
available on that very morning.
The Star, The Crescent and The Cross The Star, the Crescent and the Cross are powerful symbols of the three main monotheist religions. Their story,
The Gift of Wisdom I am writing these few lines without AI. You might prefer AI, though – AI would probably be moreinteresting, more intriguing,
For a Broadening of Our Heart Most of us are probably dealing with the same question: In a world full of dramas, how can our
The Lady, the Lord and the Tenants “Tell me, Father, who is this ‘Lady of Quarr’ which gives her name to your monastery?” – The
Christmas: Live as Gift “Unto us a child is born, a son is given”. Handel in his Messiah set these words of Isaiah to an
Olympic Games and Blackberries This made our summer, didn’t it: watching the Paris Games at the beginning of August, pickingblackberries in the second half of
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