"The intuition of Benedict was to establish
a "loving and critical" dialogue with the world
from the perspective of the Gospel and the
radical option for Christ. In this sense, the
monastic life appears from its origins both as
an Exodus, that is, a "no", a prophetic critique
of society, and as a committed Incarnation, a
loving "yes" to this same human society."
--Simon Pedro Arnold, OSB |
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Fall-Winter 2006 Bulletin
A Selection of Poetry
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November Sky
This drab, milky November sky
Cannot hide the beauty
And mystery of Autumn-
The transformation of life
Happening before our eyes,
And that brings me to the window
To wonder-was that a leaf
Or a bird that swept by-
And maybe it was
The falling leaf that
Taught the bird to fly.
- Brother Augustine
In Passing Over
As upon the wooly, thick skin
Of a large mammal in hibernation,
I look down upon this brown,
Wooded, winter earth,
Speckled with patches of snow.
From high in our safe, passing isolation,
I long to touch her sleeping body-
To console for the wounds
We easily inflict without thought.
- Brother Augustine
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