In his new role, Br. Zachary will coordinate the visit of vocation guests to the monastery by making sure they know their way around the monastery, organizing their work assignments, and …

Br. Francis knew he wanted the name Francis de Sales long before he came to monastery. Before he joined monastery, his name Craig and worked Toledo, at The Blade newspaper in …

It may have been through reading, by meeting another oblate, by a visit to a monastery or via the Internet. However we became aware of the oblates, we believe that it was not an accident, but …

He will represent the monastery at funerals of oblates whenever possible; assist with oblate correspondence of a spiritual nature; attend oblate retreats, days of recollection and other …

Of these, the rock-hewn churches of Geghard and the monastery of Goshavank in Armenia, and the ridgetop monastery of Nekresi in Georgia are among the highlights. No trip to the …

Finally, I visited the Benedictine monastery of Maria Laach, where I celebrated Mass in its crypt. The crypt of Maria Laach has a lot of history regarding the liturgical movement in Germany.

Finally, a Mexican silver chalice from the 1870s is the oldest chalice in the monastery’s collection. It was a gift from a Saint Meinrad alumnus who found it in an antique store in Mexico City.

The model of the monastery family declares that interdependence is what we seek, rather than being alone. For St. Benedict, “stability” is how a monk or nun stands firm in willingness to …

Fr. Matthias Neuman, chaplain at Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, IN, gave a series of presentations at the Benedict Inn in September. The presentations covered the four major …

He joined the Benedictine monastery at Blue Cloud Abbey in Marvin, SD, in 1954. He professed his vows on February 10, 1956. Fr. Denis worked on the abbey farm, helped with the …