And, when some underclassmen were killed in a winter automobile accident, classes were cancelled to deal with the pain and the grief. Just as the monastic community is not utopia, neither are our schools perfect places. The Benedictine professes a vow of conversion to the monastic way of life. And there are the usual problems with discipline and poor behavior. The Benedictine values of humility, listening, good order, good zeal and respect for the other compel us to action.
Good community demands good communication, the same with good academics.
Many of our graduates are the best storytellers of the good news in monastic life. We have had a great affect on their lives. At Benet Academy in Lisle, ninety percent of alumni have remarked overwhelmingly that they would send their children to our academic prep school. The good that is taking place is the passing down of monastic values deposited almost within the very walls of the school buildings. These values, while they are many, continue to be lived and yet are frequently unspoken and understood as valuable and sacred.