News & Announcements 2025 Christmas Letter: A Fierce Wish by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB Br. David's 2025 Christmas message shares a story to inspire inner peace while working together…
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News & Announcements 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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News & Announcements 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…
News & Announcements 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…
Articles Returning the Gift by Robin Wall Kimmerer We are showered every day with the gifts of the Earth, gifts we have neither…
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