How long can you live with silence? During the last full week of February my wife and I traveled to Arizona for a few days of sun—and rain!—hikes in the mountains, and a family visit. The week was capped by two days in a remote monastery in southeastern Arizona, surrounded by sweeping desert and mountain views. Santa Rita Abbey is home to a community of Cistercian Catholic Sisters. (Learn more at http://www.santaritaabbey.org/our-community/ .) The only public sound in their life together … [Read more...]
“Down Under” Reflections for Lent: Down Under Water
Having returned from a recent trip to visit family in Australia, Pr. Scott offers reflections on highlights of the experience in light of the season of Lent. One of my “bucket list” goals over the years has been to see the Great Barrier Reef. It’s being affected by climate change so the voices of some observers have taken on a see-it-before-it’s-gone urgency. While in the northern coastal city of Cairns my wife and I took a day trip to a nearby island. There we escaped the summer … [Read more...]