Of course the community soon returned to the Big Sur hermitage, unscathed by the flames, which however did blacken the hills that you see while approaching the hermitage bookstore (after the last curve in the... More »
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Incredibly we heard the news from Fr. Isaiah — Hermitage guest master — that the New Camaldoli community was evacuated again, under threat of fire. Never before in these fifty years has the community had... More »
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The prior of the hermitage in Big Sur, Father Raniero, came up to Berkeley on Monday, as the other monks hosted by the Franciscan sisters at Soquel headed back down the coast to Big Sur.... More »
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We monks in Berkeley are keeping in mind the fire situation, even though all we have of it here is some whisps of smoke blended with the Bay’s usual summer fog. Here is the latest... More »
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“Listen” is the first word of Benedict’s Rule for Monastics, a hearty attentiveness to a heartwarming message. There is fire in his Rule, someone has written recently. Benedictines and Buddhists of Big Sur have been... More »
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There has been some confusing news today — television items like “Big Sur monastery directly threatened by flames” — and people have called us in Berkeley, anxious about New Camaldoli Hermitage. But the monastery in... More »
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Not to worry: the flames are not at the doorstep of the hermitage. But along with residents between Partington Ridge and Lime Kiln Canyon, the monks and most of the lay workers have been evacuated... More »
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