From November 2 to 6 , Br. Benedict attended a Visitation Conference at St. John’s Chapter House in Collegeville, Minnesota. The workshop he participated in prepared at least 12 monks from many abbeys to be visitators to 20 abbeys in the American Cassinese Congregation of which we belong. A visitator spends about a week at an abbey interviewing the monks and membeFrom November 2 to 6 , Br. Benedict attended a Visitation Conference at St. John’s Chapter House in Collegeville, Minnesota. The workshop he participated in prepared at least 12 monks from many abbeys to be visitators to 20 abbeys in the American Cassinese Congregation of which we belong. A visitator spends about a week at an abbey interviewing the monks and members and then giving an evaluation, after discussion, to the abbot and to the community. This information is then sent to the abbot president for further evaluation and discussion. Some suggestions are made like, what should happen to retired priests who have just returned to the abbey or how the community could better help the new candidates and novices.rs and then giving an evaluation, after discussion, to the abbot and to the community. This information is then sent to the abbot president for further evaluation and discussion. Some suggestions are made like, what should happen to retired priests who have just returned to the abbey or how the community could better help the new candidates and novices.
