A place of prayer in a ravaged land

Benedictine monks from Ampleforth Abbey in the north of England went to Zimbabwe in 1996 at the invitation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference. There, they have founded a monastery that provides a spiritual centre, a place where people can go for prayer, reflection and spiritual guidance. Benedictine monk Richard ffield talks about life at the Monastery of Christ the Word where the singing of the Divine Office, the Prayer of the Church, sanctifies the different parts of the day...
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