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New Abbot of Gethsemani

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Posted on April 29, 2008 - 11:13am at Monastic Skete
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April 29, 2008 --

Fr Elias Dietz was elected 10th abbot of our monastery today.  His
mandate is for a six year term.  Currently serving at the Order's
headquarters in Rome, he will return here soon.  Fr Elias is a native of
St Louis, Missouri, born in 1959, entered Gethsemani in 1988, and
ordained to the priesthood in 2003.

Further details will follow.

Abbot Election

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Posted on April 27, 2008 - 8:08pm at Monastic Skete
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On Tuesday, April 29th, the Abbey of Gethsemani will elect a new abbot.

Hardest Retreat Ever

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Posted on March 3, 2008 - 6:43pm at The Ratzaz Diaries
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desert fathers : parenting and youth ministry

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Posted on February 7, 2008 - 6:44pm at Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd
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this post is stemmed off of tim's recent post on parents and youth ministry. i don't know if will go the same direction, but i want to uplift that sharing as critical to this one.

Thomas Merton - The Gardener

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Posted on November 13, 2007 - 9:15am at Monastic Skete
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This comes from the weekly reflection from The Merton Institute at

http://mertoninstitute.org

Father Stephen

There was an old Father at Gethsemani-one of those people you get in
every large community, who was regarded as sort of a funny fellow.
Really he was a saint. He died a beautiful death and, after he died,
everyone realized how much they loved him and admired him, even though
he had consistently done a

A Slighty Different Weekend at the Atlanta Soto Zen Center

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Posted on August 7, 2007 - 5:52am at The Ratzaz Diaries
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