Marion you are so funny! I am honored to receive such an accolade. But those little guys should be turned towards you and Christoph!
I have some interesting things to share but I have to get a lot done before spending the day at Mom's so more will come at a future time.
Mr. Norton, like me, is in complete shock over what Christoph has uncovered!!! Just in the last couple of days what Christoph has uncovered on the history and the politics of the Abbey and then shared in a way that I could understand is incomprehensible in its magnitude!!! No one else could have started unraveling the mystery of the Abbey during the War except Christoph! There is actually no accessible history according to all of the departments and people that I wrote. Even the city historian could not help me.
Norton can't wait for me to send him Christoph's information. I told him about Theo M. Now that is a real story of mankind!
If I interpret it correctly, you have a man who is a devout Catholic and yet a Nazi at the same time. He is brokenhearted when the Father and Brothers are forced from the Abbey - and while words can describe the place - you must be there to feel what the place is like and marvel at its beauty. It dominates the surrounding area. And from almost everywhere you look you see it. And from below, you know that there is a Church high on that hill and men of the Catholic faith all living up there.
And yet Theo remains a Nazi. His son can never resolve this conflicting ideology. And then to have Theo's life extinguished because of War - reenforces the idea of conflict and for him ends with it. And the conflict goes on. All around at the Abbey, so many are trying to give life to everyone, the best they can. And that includes the German's and other nationalities that are there helping, which includes my Dad.
And Christoph there are not enough ways to Thank You for what you have done!!! You are the real miracle worker!!! And it is thanks to Marion that we know you!!!
I am going to go get ready for Hurricane Isaac - Christoph just in case we should get it or the winds and rain for it.
Jean J