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First Vegetable Beds Finally In

The first small vegetable beds are in and filled with soil, and the first vegetables are planted…

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Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer

First Impressions

I confess. I’ve spent a lot of time as a monastic guest, and I’ve loved every minute of it. Hearing the sound of the bells calling me to chapel four to seven times a day (depending on the monastery) filled me with inexplicable joy, and the time spent chanting each Office was sacred time permeated with God in a way I hadn’t experienced before. But I wasn’t sure how that would translate when it became my everyday life.

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