Last night after Compline, we sat up late into the night with Brother Cuthbert and two long-time Abbey guests at St. Gregory's in Three Rivers. We had a great rambling conversation about the possibilities for partnership between *cino's Imagining Space project and the Abbey, which seem to be myriad. Exploring the combination and intersection of cultural engagement with a contemplative focus seems like it could yield some interesting and winsome results.
The monks (particularly Brother Cuthbert) have been very supportive and encouraging; we look forward to working with them in future!
That reminds me - it was one of the monks at Three Rivers (Brother Cuthbert or Prior Aelred) who first told me about the vision for a physical space for *cino. Funny how news travels, eh!
And as far as combining the contemplative life with social and cultural engagement, it's been a great blessing from my experience - and it's exciting to think about how to encourage more of it. And as far as networking, let me know how and if I can help out in the future, okay?
Yeah ... it's funny (and wonderful!) to see how word is spreading about this! Thanks, Brenda, for your willingness to help; we'll certainly be in touch. :)