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Sunday, August 18, 2019

another peaceful and quiet summer field trip





  • "I dedicate this steel icon to the deathless spirit incarnate in one of the most precious of my contemporaries. Like that of St Francis of Assisi, Thomas Berry's life testifies to the indestructible human spirit, the surviving triumph of human wisdom over all the follies and cruelties of our generation." (Frederick Franck on his 97th birthday, April 12, 2006)
  • The yurt in the woods, place of prayer and reflection.
  • The labyrinth.
  • "Mary of the Cosmos", an icon by Sister Bernadette Bostwick.
  • The sign near the entrance to the monastery.
We recently had a house guest who discovered the teachings of Thomas Berry while studying at Yale Divinity School. Frances asked if we could visit the Green Mountain Monastery, co-founded by Father Berry, and we did spend an afternoon with the sisters there. We found this sweet gem of a spot, off the beaten path and were swallowed up by the beauty of the setting. 

To read about the monastery, click here. 

To learn more about Thomas Berry and his writings, click here.  He was an outspoken advocate for the environment and I have become curious about his life.

"Our mission is A Single Sacred Community. In all that we desire... to become radical expressions of this Communion-with each other and the entire Earth Community."

1 comment:

  1. A most interesting place to visit and explore. Many times we find the most inspiring places off the beaten path. I so appreciate your pictures and stories. I have a cement statue of St. Francis in the middle of my flower garden.

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