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Saviour Monastery
News:
On October 7th, Johannes Somary conducted his choir and chamber
orchestra, Amor Artis, at the Clemens Center to commemorate our 50th anniversary.
Two weeks earlier, he was seen on national television for a memorial service
at the Yankee stadium. He was appointed organist at St. Patrick's
cathedral recently. The monks sang the divine office of None at the
beginning of the concert. We heard Renaissance music and pieces by
Mozart, including the Coronation Mass. The local newspaper, The Star-Gazette,
had two articles on the monastery: a report on the guesthouse and an interview
with Br. James Cronen and Br. Pierre. Br. John received our new cider
press and put it to work to fill up hundreds of gallons that we keep frozen
until they are needed through the year.
A large crowd attended the solemn profession of Br. William Uiting
on October 13th. He invited friends from the Catholic Workers
and neighbors for this happy occasion. The picture shows him during
the ceremony surrounded by the community.
Lecture
by Judge John T. Noonan:
On October 16th, John T. Noonan Jr. gave the ninth in our 50th
Anniversary series of talk. He is a prolific writer as well as a
judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He holds a PhD in philosophy
from Catholic University in addition to his law degree from Harvard.
Under the title "Ways of Encounter" (with God), Judge Noonan reflected
on the personal development of his own spirituality. While our hearing
God speak to us is something immaterial and metaphorical, there can be
a real encounter, especially in the Eucharist but even in the "I absolve
you" of confession and the familiar Our Father and Hail Mary and the prayers
of the Mass. On the experience of God working to human beings, Judge
Noonan mentioned his experience at Vatican II, where the give and take
of 2000 bishops represented a demythologized church." And he cited
the influence of John Courtney Murray on his thinking on the relation of
church and state (which is reflected in Noonan's recent book "The
Lustre of Our Country"). The picture shows Dr. Anthony Ciccariello
from Elmira, Judge Noonan, Fr. Martin and Ben Boynton from Ithaca.
Lecture by Fr. David Burrell, C.S.C
On October 21st. Fr. Burrell, Theodore Hesburgh Professor in Philosophy
and Theology at Notre Dame University talked about the life of Edith Stein
and the influence of St. John of the Cross on her view of faith as a form
of knowledge. Fr. Burrell spends part of each year at the Tantur
Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem and has written extensively on Islamic
philosophy and theology. It was not surprising, given the tragedy
of September 11th, that the lively and informative question and answer
period turned on the history of and current situation in the Middle
East and Afghanistan.
The
picture shows Fr. Burrell with Dr. Ken Meyer from Sayre PA and Thomas Badalian
from Manorville NY.
Coming Events:
Sunday, November 11th at 4:30pm, Dr. Anthony Cernera.
He is president of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. He received
his doctorate from Fordham University and his latest publication is "Vatican
II: The Continuing Agenda."
Sunday, November 18th at 4:30pm. Sr Camille d'Arienzo, RSM. She is president of the Brooklyn Regional Community, Sisters of Mercy; and president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Sr. Camille holds a PhD in Communications from the University of Michigan and co-authored a popular text: "Writing Scripts for Television, Radio and Film." She is a professor in the Television and Radio Department of Brooklyn College and has written articles for America, Commonweal and other journals.
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