Thu 1 Sep, 2011
This week the crews received a perfect roofing work day from God – cool, sunny and breezy. You can’t ask for a better day for this kind of work.
The crews are putting on the finishing touches on the old west wing and on the new entrance. They are making good progress. This is a good thing as September starts today!
Thu 26 May, 2011
We knew it was coming, yet to see it go is difficult. I am talking about the lovely entrance that was facing west:
The porch with its columned canopy, the PAX symbol on the porch floor, the beautiful aged wooden doors where you would meet a smiling and welcoming Sister. All this is in the process of coming down.
Worry not, though. The new entry way will be safer at ground level and will have its own beauty. And you will still meet a smiling Sister who welcomes you as Christ. This is Benedictine spirituality at its best.
Wed 22 Dec, 2010
Closing off a hallway was the easiest answer to this puzzling question
The thoroughfare from this hall to the west wing on third floor is now closed.
This was one area where the floor height variances were too great to make any useful architectural changes. So we created a new hallway just on the inside of the wall to the right here to get to the west wing. Nothing is impossible with God on your side.
Wed 15 Dec, 2010
A large duct is new addition to the attic
As we look southward in the attic of the west wing, we can see a very large duct that will connect with an energy recovery unit.
Saving materials for later use
Also in the attic of the west wing, we have saved tin ceiling tiles that were removed for future use and stacks of insulation to be re-used in the attic.