Exercise Is for the Dogs
Reflections by Brother Luke In recent months, videos of my dogs running around on our grassy areas, up and down our road, or in the woods have been showing up on our Facebook page: proof that we do get our dogs out for walks—and they love it. We also have our dogs with us in the monastery whenever possible. They live with us in our rooms, and they sleep there each night. Sometimes our dogs are with our employees in their offices, occasionally misbehaving, but mainly being good. But like all of you dog lovers, there are times when we can’t be with them. Where do they go to get out and get exercise? In the early days of the monastery, a large section of the grounds behind the cloister was fenced in, and a couple of dogs at a time were let out in that area to run around and play. I have heard some stories of dogs leaping up onto the roof...