Br. Wolfgang Thiem checks out the tomato plants he started a couple months
ago in the abbey. Our oldest monk, at 90, has enjoyed growing tomatoes as a
hobby for many years.
Abbot Peter Novecosky attended a workshop at St. Bernard Abbey, Cullman,
Alabama, Feb. 6 - 9. He joined 30 Benedictine abbots and 60 Benedictine
prioresses for a joint workshop on "Monastic Leadership in a Complicated,
Rapidly Changing Time." The joint workshop is held every four years.