November 2009
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Novices and juniors making 32 pies as directed by Br. Aelred Senna O.S.B. Mmmmm.
Fr. Mark Thamert O.S.B. was in charge of the turkeys and Br. Paul Richards prepared the HOT crescent rolls and a host of monks served a wonderful noon dinner.
From our home to yours – a blessed Thanksgiving day!
Thanks be to God!
Peace, bpv
In anticipation of Advent!
Each year a tree is selected by our land manager to be harvested from our forests to serve as the main tree on campus to serve for the Advent and Christmas season. It arrived today! As you can see there is no secret as to how to get such a huge tree into the Great [...]
A little spiced cider and fresh brownies!
Had a great time with the fellows of Saint Bernard Hall last night serving up some spiced cider and fresh brownies. I am a Faculty Resident which means that I live in the dorm with the students providing a Benedictine presence. As you can readily see from the pictures…we had a wonderful time!
The little old [...]
Culture Fair and some men from Saint Bernard Hall…
Last night over 40 countries were represented at a cultural fair held at our sister college of Saint Benedict. A bunch of the fellows from my floor in Saint Bernard Hall and I went over to enjoy the wonderful food, entertainment and ethnic attire. I’m the short older looking fellow!
Br. Aelred Senna and Alex Schleper, [...]
Thanksgiving sit down dinner for 900?
Every year the University dining service prepairs a turkey dinner with all the trimmings for the college and prep school students. The affair is somewhat a formal one and the students must sign up ahead of time – particularly if they have a group that would like to be seated together. The monastic community along [...]
Greetings to the great high school students of Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church!
With the invitation of their teacher John Hausladen, I had the pleasure of visiting with about 30 high school age women and men who are studying the history of the Christian Church. We had a great time together!
They were of course, your normal, somewhat reserved, but indeed well behaved young adults.
Here are the really fun loving, creative [...]
Saint John’s University Football goes 10-0
Saint John’s Football went 10-0 for the season for the 19th time in its history. Congratulations, Johnnies!
The sun was setting behind the abbey just a few minutes ago and was rather beautiful. Pictured below is the same walk that we take when we are in funeral procession. Judging from the light it seems as though [...]
A great weekend with live-in guests from SJU…
We had a great weekend hosting three students from Saint John’s University.
Pictured above are from left to right, Matt Beck, a senior, David Johnson, also a senior and Jake Sieve a junior. The men stayed on the formation floor with the associates, novices and junior monks coming in after mass on Friday afternoon and will [...]
Holiday craft fair in the Great Hall…
Every year local artisans offer their wares to the local populace for purchase. Much of the merchandise is seasonal but there is also much that is appropriate for year round use. Above is Br. David Paul Lange O.S.B. with his mother and father at their booth offering the many wonderful handcrafted wood items.
Above are Brothers [...]
