MonasticScribe

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This user is a citizen of the United States of America. This user lives in Italy. This user is a Latin rite Catholic. OSBThis user is a Benedictine Monk. This user is a priest. PhDThis user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Liturgy & Monastic Studies. This user is a member of WikiProject Catholicism. This user is a participant in WikiProject Theology. This user is a participant in WikiProject Spirituality. KofCThis user is a member of the Knights of Columbus. Vivat Iesus! This user upholds the Consistent life ethic This user is interested in Stoicism. ISTJThis user has an ISTJ Myers–Briggs Type Indicator enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. la-5Hic usor professio latine loquitur atque contribuere potest. This user reads Medieval Latin in bed. it-5Questo utente può contribuire con un italiano a livello professionale. grc-5Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συνεισφέρειν ἐπιστημονικῇ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς. ga-5Tá Gaeilge de chaighdeán gairmiúil ar a thoil ag an úsáideoir seo. gd-5Tha an neach seo 'na chleachdaiche proifeiseanta na Gàidhlig. Hebr-4 This user has a near-complete understanding of the Cursive form of the Hebrew alphabet. de-4Dieser Benutzer hat Deutschkenntnisse auf muttersprachlichem Niveau. fr-4Cet utilisateur parle français à un niveau comparable à la langue maternelle.

Book of Kells

My scholarly expertise and interest is in the 5th-11th century Liturgical and Monastic traditions of those areas often known as the "Celtic Nations": (Brittany (Breizh), Cornwall (Kernow), Wales (Cymru), Scotland (Alba), Ireland (Éire) and the Isle of Man (Mannin, or Ellan Vannin).

My "general" quest is to update Wikipedia articles to especially convey the work and contributions of the monastic tradition in the Catholic Church. Monks around the world are often NOT on Wikipedia, are often not seen, and are often misunderstood by the public. My hope is to open a window into the monastic way of life.

My more "immediate" goal is to create or update articles about individual Benedictine monasteries of men and women monastics and monastic persons of prominence and fame.

You can find out more about me by accessing the info box to your right. And for those scholars who question why someone would spend time time on Wikipedia or (dare say) even contribute to Wikipedia, to that I would simply answer: Condemnant quo non intellegunt!