89th Anniversary of Abbot Celestino Maria Colombo
In addition to today being the feasts of Our Lady of Ransom and Our Lady of Walsingham (whose statue is in our refectory), today is...
Dies Natalis of Father Lukas Etlin, O.S.B.
A Friend in Heaven December 16th, is the dies natalis (heavenly birthday) of the Servant of God, Father Lukas Etlin, O.S.B., a monk of Conception...
And a very great silence based on charity
Then and Now Catherine–Mectilde de Bar (1614 –1698) lived in times no less troubled and troubling than our own. The life of the Church...
The Triumph of Grace
A few years ago, while in France I read a biography of Dom Vital Léhodey, entitled Frère Vital, ou le triomphe de la grâce, written...
Confidence in God’s love
Today (in the traditional Benedictine calendar) is the feast of Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (1007-1072). Monk, cardinal, and reformer, Saint...