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Why a pilgrim left the monastery

Why a pilgrim left the monastery

An Interview with Alexandra (Burghardt) Burris

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Dec 14, 2023
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Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted in 2006. Ms. Burris now lives in Louisiana, where she teaches 8th grade English, and is married with two teen sons.

Q. Why do you call yourself a pilgrim?

A.…

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