Christ is the axis for our voluntary association. By his grace, the monastery will produce vigorously and uphold the Christian social order. Amen

Matthew 4:16-17

16 The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Colossians 1:16-17

16 For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.

17 And he is before all, and by him all things consist.

Bison Banner

Plow: The Plow represents Western civilization-our physical hearth and home, but ultimately just an agglomeration of the strivings of men, an inanimate tool

Buffalo: The Buffalo represents the Church- animated by the very presence of Jesus- capable, independent, and eternal

Dipper: she strives toward the big dipper, the 7 stars form the Holy Grail, the legendary cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and later to catch his Blood during the crucifixion. It represents the believer's quest for spiritual perfection and divine grace.