If you asked me, “What do you see differently since becoming a religious brother,” you might be surprised to hear, “Flowers.” It may seem odd to connect an appreciation of flowers with religious sentiment, but flowers proclaim in a unique way the greatness of God. Their effortless elegance and subtle intensity show how “not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them” (Matt 6:29). Every year daffodils and tulips, lilies and roses, hydrangeas and periwinkles [...]