Page 19 - Priorities #60 2014-November/December

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“He possessed the body of a Greco-Roman wrestler with an expansive chest, broad shoulders, and thick upper arms. While a man of great charm, he was, at times, maddeningly rigid.“
Dear Joe,
Only the joy was greater than the surprise of receiving your Internet letter.
Reading it, I had no difficulty to recall your face, even the place you occupied in my classes. There remain only pleasant memories of your quiet, cooperative person- ality which - along with many others - made my dedication to education fruitful and rewarding.
What you express in your letter concerning our stu- dent-teacher relationship reinforces my happy memories and makes the declining days of my retired life happy and re- warding.
I have been at my mother-abbey since May 1994. My re- tired life is refreshed by the presence of the excellent college prep school, several students of which are close to me. I am helping them through private English classes.
Not unexpectedly, meanwhile sure signs are warning me of the approaching end of the course of my life. I leave my comfortable room only for a short daily walk - still missing the splendid sunshine of California especially in this winter of Central-European April. (Recently changed to a sudden spring)
Please, give my heartfelt greetings to your former classmates and to any of the priory alumni you may come across.
With special friendly remembrance, Fr. Christopher
P.S. This is my first internet letter too.
photo by Jim Kirkland