Brother Sixtus Roslevich tells us about the discovery of a piece of the monastery’s history, uncovered by Roberta Stevens, the monastic librarian. It provides us with insight into the foundation of the School, from the perspective of the Diocese of Providence.

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We reproduce here the text of the Providence Visitor article from January 29, 1926, outlining the creation of a school by the community of Benedictines at Portsmouth. The article identifies Leonard Sargent as the head of the project, and describes the foundation as expressing the “high ideal” of Benedictine education.

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As a contemporary example of an expression of the “high ideal” of Benedictine education, we include a recent Church Assembly reflection of Abbot Michael Brunner, inspired by the challenges of the gospel and offering an exhortation to students.

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