Discalced
Carmelites
CARMEL OF JESUS, MARY AND
JOSEPH
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July 1, 2001
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Praised be Jesus Christ,
Summer is here in Nebraska. Highs have been in the 90's. Lots of sun and
an occasional thundershower. I've attached a few photos of a rainbow that
appeared directly over the monastery and the sunset that followed.
What a gift!
The much anticipated construction of the chapel and its stonework has finally
begun. The stone columns and capitals have been set under the dome. Footings
were dug today for the columns in the chapel. The second floor above the
novice's oratory has been started. I've attached a few photos taken from the
second floor windows. There are only a few more exterior walls that need to be
constructed and then they will be finished with the block work.
Again I have about 15 photos to send so I will be sending them in two
groups.
Pax Domine sit semper vobiscum,
Bob & Susan
June 17, 2001 || PHOTOS || PHOTOS (TORNADO - JUNE 15)
Greetings on the Feast of Corpus Christi,
Not much to update since the last message. It was such a beautiful
day
on Father's day we went for a walk and couldn't help but take a few
pictures. I didn't think anyone would object to seeing more pictures, so
here they are.
Happy Father's day to all you dads out there,
Bob & Susan
+JMJ
June 9, 2001
SECOND DOME GOES UP!
Praised be Jesus Christ,
Rain, cold, wind & mud. That's been the story for the past several days here
in Nebraska. Monday was another red letter day in the construction
process. The rain and wind subsided long enough for the small dome to be
placed atop the bell tower. The cement floors were poured in the Novice's
oratory and in the hermitage and hallway behind the tabernacle location.
Nearly all the painting is complete in the refectory, kitchen, &
offices. The south wall of the chapel has been started.
Please remember the Sisters, construction crews, contractor, and all those
involved in the building process in your prayers. We all know that with a
project of this size, many critical decisions need to be made on a daily basis.
I've been able to witness the construction process first hand and I can assure
you that everyone involved, from the workers on the site to the managers in the offices, have the Sisters best interest in mind
and are doing everything they can to make sure the job is done right.
Pax Domine sit semper vobiscum,
Bob & Susan
May 23, 2001 || PHOTOS (click) || PHOTOS 2 (coming)
May 1, 2001 || PHOTOS 2 (click)
PHOTOS 1
Praised be Jesus Christ,
Spring has finally arrived here in Nebraska. The weather has been beautiful. 70-80° highs. Lows in the 50's. An occasional thunderstorm rumbles through now and then. You can really appreciate the beauty of a thunderstorm here on the monastery hill. You can watch them roll through even when they're 30 miles away. Monday we had a severe thunderstorm/hailstorm. We measured the hailstones at over 1.5" (3.8 cm) in diameter. They were about the size of a golf ball. For over ten minutes we were pounded by these hailstones. The sound of this storm in our house was incredible. Imagine your house being surrounded by dozens of people with buckets of golf balls, and all of them throwing them at your house at the same time, as fast as they can!! It was very loud! Thank God that the windows withstood the pounding. Sorry, I was so caught up in watching the storm, I forgot to take a picture of them. Our cars received numerous dents. There was no damage to the monastery except for some dents in the copper dome. When you consider our location, that was inevitable.
I've attached a lot of photos with this message. I will have to send another message with more photos after this one. I'll be sending 14 photos in all. The big excitement this week has been the completion of the east bell tower and the beginnings of the chapel walls. When you see the bell tower photo you can get a sense of how beautiful this monastery will be. The Sisters have done a fantastic job designing the building. Workers are nearing completion on the Novitiate and Professed cells. They have a lot of the drywall done in the recreation room, library and offices. Thank you for your continued prayers for the Sisters and the construction crews.
Pax Domine sit semper vobiscum,
Bob