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Nov 14, 2023 |
thepress.co.nz | Esther Ashby-Coventry
Monks in Te MoanaIn an isolated spot in rural South Island, a small group of monks live frugally, giving up the trappings of the modern world, all in the service of God. Esther Ashby-Coventry reports. [Story first published in May 2021]Potholes the size of microwave ovens are negotiated along the 7-kilometre windy gravel road. The occasional ford wets the bonnet of the 4WD with muddy water on the way to an isolated Geraldine monastery in South Canterbury.
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Nov 14, 2023 |
thepost.co.nz | Esther Ashby-Coventry
Here, up Te Moana Gorge surrounded by forestry blocks and unoccupied tussocky hills, is a promising New Zealand symphony orchestra violinist. Except this young man has given up the expectations of a professional musical career to live a strict monastic life following God.
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