The Buddhist monks and friends
Da sinistra : il Signor Puthesen San, Panuwat Lerdprasertpun, Abate Primate Gregory Polan, Priore Mauritius Wilde, il Reverendo Padre Markus Solo e Chaiyapat Boonpan
16 November 2022
On the evening of 15 November, the community of Collegio Sant’Anselmo was treated to a presentation by our visiting Buddhists monks, Chaiyapat Boonpan and Panuwat Lerdprasertpun, of the Mungkomkamalavas Temple, a Mahayana Buddhist Monastery in Thailand.
Joining the two monks were the Reverend Father Markus Solo, of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, and another resident, Mr. Puthesen San, a lay Buddhist from Cambodia, who is studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
The monks explained that they were at Sant’Anselmo this semester to learn about Catholic forms of monasticism, to further the efforts of interreligious dialogue. To that end, the group shared aspects of their work, beliefs and lives in a way that enlightened the Collegio community directly and personally.
The Collegio extends our warm welcome to our Buddhist brothers and thanks them for the opportunity to learn more about differing cultures’ expressions of monasticism.
Altre Notizie
On 14 October, Dr. Ziza Fernandes, singer, composer, professor and musical therapist with a Master in Psychology and Logotherapy, talked with Fr. Ruberval Monteiro, Sant'Anselmo artist and resident professor of Contemporary Sacred Art, in the third part of her series "Conversation between Artists : The Silence, Truth and Beauty". Story and video here.
Early in October, two newly-ordained residents celebrated their first Masses at Sant'Anselmo. Fathers Gregorio Carrizal, of Christ in the Desert, and John George, of the Abbey of Saint Gregory the Great, Downside, continued the Catholic tradition of blessing those in attendance. Photos of the Masses can be found on our Flickr account, here.
Father Elijah Owens, OSB, was elected by the monastic chapter on Thursday, 7 June 2022, as the eighth abbot of Subiaco Abbey. Abbot Elijah lived at Collegio Sant’Anselmo from 2014-2021 while he was studying at the Monastic Institute in the Faculty of Theology.
