Atchison, Kansas

I'm in Atchison, Kansas, a small midwestern town about 30 minutes north of Kansas City. In this world of fields and farms and the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, is a 150 year old Benedictine monastery where the 17 monasteries of our congregation held its General Chapter. We arrived a day early and visited some local sites. Here are two that were really great.    

Here's the most famous citizen of Atchison, Amelia Earhart, born here in 1897. Her image is everywhere and her home/museum was a great thing to visit.

Here is the internationally known Moon Marble Company, home to hundreds of marbles and marble-related games (think Chinese checkers) and memorabilia. Another museum, yet active business in the world of a rare sport nowadays. 

 And, on the other side of town from Mount St. Scholastica Monastery is St. Benedict's Abbey and Benedictine College. This is the piece behind the altar. Quite impressive and lovely.

Everything about Atchison and the Benedictine world within it was wonderful....except the temperatures....highs were 95-ish every day....whew, that's hot...even for the locals!