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March 2013 Dear Friends of Africa, In the early 1980s I was recruited by the Ministry of Education to teach English in the government secondary schools. The mission schools had all been nationalized and I felt I could keep my hand in the […]
Dear Friends of Africa, January 15, 2013 Here in Magamba, in the Usambara Mountains of Tanga region, we had hopes of starting a secondary school for African girls, but the barriers to the idea of educating girls were mighty. Our local Bishop expelled me from the diocese on two occasions, but for some unexplained […]
JUNE 2012 Dear Friends of Tanzania, When I recollect the events of this day what comes to my mind are the words of the Gospel of St.Luke beginning “The angel of the Lord came”… and here begins our Tanzania, Lushoto version. Last Monday I was to attend a meeting […]
Feb. 19, 2015 (Thu) – Lunar New Year The community mass will be at 7:30 am.
Advent / Christmas 2014 Dear Friend of St. Paul’s Abbey, Greetings and the abundant blessings of our Lord to all of you in this Christmastime and the New Year of 2015. We thank you for your kindness and help which you showed us throughout the year of 2014. We keep praying for you so that […]
Dear Friends and benefactors of St. Paul’s Abbey, When we see the deep blue sky and beautifully tinted trees in this season, we can feel God’s grace. Asking God’s abundant grace and gifts for you and your family, I would like to share the news of our community with you. I. Our Brothers New face: […]
Early this morning, Sunday, May 25, 2014, our beloved confrere and second abbot of St. Paul’s Abbey, Father Augustine (John) Hinches OSB, quietly entered into the eternal life and love of the Father at St. Catherine of Siena Health Care Center, Caldwell, New Jersey, at the age of 84 having lived with Parkinson’s for nearly […]