Every year Benedictine Abbots in the United States, Canada and Mexico meet together for ongoing and leadership formation. This year they met from February 21-25, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Abbey in St. Benedict, Louisiana. The keynote presenter was Father Frank Donio, S.A.C., D.Min., Executive Director for the Conference of Major Superiors of Men who spoke … Continue reading Annual Meeting of North American Abbots
Father Joel Enrique Segoviano López, O.S.B., a monk of Abadia del Tepeyac in Cuaututitián, Mexico was ordained to the priesthood by the Most Rev. Francisco González Ramos, D.D., Bishop of Izcalli in the Abbey Church on the feast of St. Felipe de Jesus, the protomartyr of Mexico, February 5, 2005. Congratulations!
Brother Chrysostom Sica, O.S.B. made his solemn (final) profession of monastic vows on the Feast of Sts, Placid and Maurus at Belmont Abbey Church in North Carolina. Congratulations!
Brother Ephrem Bennett, O.S.B made his solemn (final) profession of monastic vows on the Solemnity of the Lord’s Epiphany at St. Martin’s abbey Church, Lacey WA. Congratulations!
Brother Guy Jelinek, O.S.B. (administrator) received Mr. Aaron Minix into the postulancy at St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle IL during Second Vespers on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
Father Thiago Silva, O.S.B. received Mr. Denismar Borges into the postulancy at Mosteiro São José in Mineiros, Brazil during Second Vespers for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The community is a dependent priory from St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, KS.
Brother Fulton (C.J.) Neumann, O.S.B. was clothed in the monastic habit and received into the novitiate at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison, KS during First Vespers for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Abbot President Jonathan Licari, O.S.B. convoked the congregation’s finance council at St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, IL from November 12-14, 2024 for the annual review of the independent certified audits of our monasteries and their sponsored apostolates. Members of the finance council include Archabbot Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B. (Latrobe), Father Isaiah Fredericks, O.S.B. (Collegeville), … Continue reading Finance Council
Brother Efren López-Borjas, O.S.B. made his solemn (final) profession of monastic vows on Sunday morning, November 17, 2024 in St. Leo Abbey Church in Pasco County, Florida. Congratulations!
The monastic community at St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, NJ warmly welcomed claustral priors from various monasteries in the United States and Canada of the American Cassinese Congregation, the English Congregation and the Swiss American Congregation for their annual meeting from November 6-8, 2024. Abbot Joel Macul, O.S.B. from St. Paul’s Abbey in Newton, NJ … Continue reading Annual Priors’ Meeting in Morristown
