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 About
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Paul and Karen
Fredette, minister as a couple to hermits world-wide. This
began when the quarterly newsletter, Raven’s
Bread,
Food for Those in Solitude, was passed
on to them in 1997 by the originator, Bede Jagoe, OP who had
spent
a number of years in eremitic solitude in India. Karen
lived as a hermit for six years, an experience recorded in
her popular
book, “Where God Begins to Be, A Woman’s
Journey into Solitude.” Before moving into
her solitary cabin in West Virginia, she had spent thirty years
as a member of Sancta Clara Monastery, a Poor Clare community
in Canton, Ohio. Paul, a member of the Glenmary Home Missioners
from 1975 to 1995, was engaged in pastoral and formation ministry
before
becoming editor of The Glenmay Challenge in 1992. He now works
as a Qualified Professional in the field of developmental disabilities
and mental
health.
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"Since our marriage in 1996, we have developed a fabric art enterprise
and co-authored several
books. We treasure the peaceful quiet of our home (Still Wood),
set on a secluded mountain slope in the
Spring Creek area of Madison County, NC. In our stewardship of
Still Wood, we are accompanied by Neill
and Cynda, our border collies and Merlin,our magical white cat.""Our
daily routine includes time for contemplative prayer and reflective
reading. In the warmer months,we
make use of our outdoor chapel (Beth El Shaddai), a shaded gazebo
where we are serenaded by dozens of
feathered choristers, accompanied by the murmur of a small waterfall,
and delighted by melodious wind
chimes.""We often meditate on Petra, an immense moss-covered boulder
estimated to be among the most
ancient rock on the surface of the planet. On her rugged surface,
we feel we are seated on the knees of our
Mother Earth, contemplating forests which shaded the Cherokee
who inhabited these mountains for countless
centuries before a white person ever beheld their lush beauty.
Touching stone which has endured the changes
of millenia reminds us of how brief our lifetime is; how precious
are the days we have, and what a gift it is to
spend them in service to solitary watchers and pray-ers around
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