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2023 Christmas Letter: Where Pain and Joy Flow Together

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Br. David's 2023 Christmas letter urges us to honor the ways pain and joy flow…
Br. David Steindl-Rast in Vienna, Austria where he received the Gold Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria on July 4, 2023
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Celebrating Br. David: Lifetime Achievement Award + New Book

by The Grateful Living Team
A celebratory update on Br. David including turning 97, receiving the Gold Decoration of Honor…
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Introducing Our Next Leader, Joe Primo

by The Grateful Living Team
A letter from Stuart McFaul, President of the Board, announcing an exciting new chapter for…
Flock of flying birds. Green and blue parrots stand out in group flight.
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Br. David’s 2022 Christmas Letter: Celebrating Community

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Br. David Steindl-Rast's 2022 Christmas letter invites us to consider the relationship between celebration, community,…
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Br. David’s 2022 Thanksgiving Letter: Celebrating Bonds Without Bounds

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Br. David Steindl-Rast's 2022 Thanksgiving letter urges us to place more importance on the bonds…
Heceta Head Lighthouse at sunset, Pacific coast, built in 1892, Oregon, USA
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Welcome to the New Online Home for Grateful Living

by The Grateful Living Team
Get oriented to our reimagined website with this overview of highlights and where to find…
Br. David Steindl-Rast wearing white shirt with a hood, holds a walking cane beside a reflecting pool
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Br. David’s 96th Birthday: News + New Inspiration!

by The Grateful Living Team
We are so glad to be able to report that our beloved Br. David Steindl-Rast…
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2021 Christmas Letter from Br. David

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
+ Dear Relatives and Friends, the sacred texts of East and West call out to…
Br. David Steindl-Rast wearing white shirt with a hood, holds a walking cane beside a reflecting pool
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Celebrating Br. David’s Birthday — Come Alive!

by The Grateful Living Team
Spirituality rightly understood is aliveness...and we are fully spiritual when we come alive on the…
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Easter Message from Br. David

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
+ Dear Friends, Celebrating Easter for the second time outside the monastery -- still quarantined…
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Silence and Belonging: A Letter from Br. David

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
+ Dear Family and Friends, A pomegranate blossom, rather than any other star, seems the…
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Happy 94th Birthday to Brother David!

by The Grateful Living Team
Each year on the occasion of his birth, we celebrate the man who is the…
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