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Article: Beautiful writing ; Benedictine monks continue age-old art of calligraphy

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Brother Michael Marcotte knows that in a world awash in computer fonts, the art of calligraphy might seem outdated.

But having practiced calligraphy for close to 40 years -- despite having easy access today to a Mac -- the Benedictine monk is convinced it still has something to offer and continues to teach it at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo. He also works in The Printery House at Conception Abbey, creating greeting cards by hand that are then mass-produced on a printing press.

"I think I have ink in my blood," Brother Marcotte says. "Even as a kid, I was interested in printing. I always wanted to reproduce things."

Centuries ago, monks used calligraphy -- which literally ...

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