Abbey Banner - Spring 2022
The spring 2022 issue of Abbey Banner explores the Gospel and Benedictine value of hospitality. Father Nickolas Kleespie reflects on both the hospitality of the unnamed woman from Shunem, who welcomed the prophet Elisha, and on the hospitality of the Catholic Worker Movement. Father John Meoska revisits those icons of hospitality, Martha and Mary, the Good Samaritan, and Abraham and Sarah, as he reflects on the relationship between hospitality and mercy. Abbot John Klassen opens our Easter issue with a reflection on our resurrection faith and its call for action, while Dr. Martin Connell examines the parallels between the passion of Christ and the pain and suffering of humankind during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also listen to Brother Andrew Goltz, who worked with Mr. Bronisław Bąk to create the north window of the abbey and university church, and learn of the latest discoveries at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.