A couple of weeks ago the Minister General for the Society of Saint Francis stayed at the monastery. After his stay he wrote a reflection in which he described the work the brothers at the Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery are doing:
“I’m staying with some friends, the monks of the Order of the Holy Cross at Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery. They sing all the time. The songs get in your brain: antiphons, hymns, choruses. Moreover, these song-filled men live courageously. They are building a school for 60 local children in Grahamstown, South Africa. Sunday Mass is full of neighbors, black and white. They are creating a community based on justice; Gospel values of hospitality, care for the poor and following the way of St. Benedict. As Gandhi advised, they are being the change they want to see in the society around them. It’s their answer to the corruption and violence around them, and I think it is something to sing about!”
Here is the link for the most recent issue of Uxolo, the monastery newsletter:
Nice pic of you, Stephen, and nice newsletter: thanks for the links (and the Gandhi quote!). George
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