Spring 2022
The past few months have been a time of challenges for us at the Hermitage, as well as challenges for our country and for the world at large. Challenges are everywhere. How do we respond? Or do we perhaps just react?
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We who do believe can seem like fools. We live in a world in which so much is diametrically opposed to the values of the Gospels
Summer 2019
My One Companion is … darkness. We want joy, peace, happiness. But when these are unattainable, is it possible to make darkness, sadness, grief our companions? Summer 2019 Newsletter in PDF format (1.3MB)
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Seeking Peace
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