Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 22:39:28 GMT -5
Interesting stories on how everyone grew up. I don't remember my Mom's washing machine but I know we had something. I grew up in a house on Dudley Ave it was a nice 3 bedroom with a nice backyard in a great neighborhood which is no more.
What I do remember is when I left to go into the Monastery in Missouri. The Postulant building was a large cement block building ona concrete floor with forced heat. Bedroom were on both sides of the building and they were made of two plywood sheets hung next to each other. The width was about the size of two twin beds next to each other and the length was a little more than the length of a twin bed. Only a curtain for a door. I guess that was because of the way the heat worked even though the floor was heated. The length of the center of the building consisted of a sink room of six sinks and then two bathrooms on each side with a shower in each. I really liked that place and it did what is was supposed to do namely a place to sleep and for spiritual reading. Front of the building was the office and chapel and meeting room. Lived there for one year then moved on to the Novitiate which was in another building in Eureka. It was the Price Mansion. Given to the Brothers by a Jewish family who supported our work and really liked the Brothers. Gave the house and 25 acres that also had a four stall garage, wood working shop, guest house and a very huge green house that I loved to work in. The house was very nice. Bedrooms were in the attic and were the same set up as in postulancy.
I bet none of you every operated an industrial washing machine like you would find in a hospital etc. I did for one year after first vows. I always wanted to work in that laundry. It was fun. After that I went into patient care either skilled nursing or on the third floor which housed people with organic brain disease which later was known as Alzheimer's disease. What a horrible disease that is at least as far as I manifested it back in the 1960 to 1970's. There was once ward of 10 people who had no control of there bodily functions. I felt so sorry for them and was a little scared at first but came to love them as other Christs. One could see His sufferings manifested in them.
I never told yo people but I took care of Max Starkloff who was a quadriplegic and was the forerunner in establishing the American Disability Act. I have a novel that was written about him. I remember he wanted to open an apartment complex in St Louis for people with paralysis and he did it was called Paracor or something like that. Google him if ya want. He was a fantastic guy. He became a quad after a car accident in the 60's and he was only 18 years old at the time. After two years or so his parents placed him with our Infirmary. He knew he had to be there but did not lie it. Oh and he was so talented. One of the Brothers who was an artist taught him some painting skills and he mastered that using his mouth to hold painting tools. He was fantastic at Cubism and the impressionists.
What I do remember is when I left to go into the Monastery in Missouri. The Postulant building was a large cement block building ona concrete floor with forced heat. Bedroom were on both sides of the building and they were made of two plywood sheets hung next to each other. The width was about the size of two twin beds next to each other and the length was a little more than the length of a twin bed. Only a curtain for a door. I guess that was because of the way the heat worked even though the floor was heated. The length of the center of the building consisted of a sink room of six sinks and then two bathrooms on each side with a shower in each. I really liked that place and it did what is was supposed to do namely a place to sleep and for spiritual reading. Front of the building was the office and chapel and meeting room. Lived there for one year then moved on to the Novitiate which was in another building in Eureka. It was the Price Mansion. Given to the Brothers by a Jewish family who supported our work and really liked the Brothers. Gave the house and 25 acres that also had a four stall garage, wood working shop, guest house and a very huge green house that I loved to work in. The house was very nice. Bedrooms were in the attic and were the same set up as in postulancy.
I bet none of you every operated an industrial washing machine like you would find in a hospital etc. I did for one year after first vows. I always wanted to work in that laundry. It was fun. After that I went into patient care either skilled nursing or on the third floor which housed people with organic brain disease which later was known as Alzheimer's disease. What a horrible disease that is at least as far as I manifested it back in the 1960 to 1970's. There was once ward of 10 people who had no control of there bodily functions. I felt so sorry for them and was a little scared at first but came to love them as other Christs. One could see His sufferings manifested in them.
I never told yo people but I took care of Max Starkloff who was a quadriplegic and was the forerunner in establishing the American Disability Act. I have a novel that was written about him. I remember he wanted to open an apartment complex in St Louis for people with paralysis and he did it was called Paracor or something like that. Google him if ya want. He was a fantastic guy. He became a quad after a car accident in the 60's and he was only 18 years old at the time. After two years or so his parents placed him with our Infirmary. He knew he had to be there but did not lie it. Oh and he was so talented. One of the Brothers who was an artist taught him some painting skills and he mastered that using his mouth to hold painting tools. He was fantastic at Cubism and the impressionists.
