Monastery 
Interview with Fr. Neilson, OSB(3)
Father Kieran Neilson, OSB
Belmont Abbey Monastery, Belmont
Place of Birth & Home Parish – Born in Charlotte, attended St. Peter Church until 1939; St. Patrick Cathedral after that during childhood High School – O’Donoghue High School, Charlotte College/University – Belmont Abbey College, Catholic University Seminary – Belmont Abbey Seminary Date of Ordination – May 26, 1960
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Hittinger To Speak On St. Benedict
The title of Dr. Hittinger’s lecture:“What St. Benedict Taught the Dark Ages — Then and Now.”
When Benedict of Nursia began writing The Rule of St. Benedict in the 6th century, Rome had fallen. The barbarians had breached the gate and ruled over the cities and the countryside. What was left of Western civilization was becoming [...]
‘Crusaders’ lead the way for Catholic higher education in the Carolinas
Sueann Howell, The Catholic News and Herald BELMONT – Long before there were cars, televisions, cell phones or laptops, there were Benedictine monks here – praying, working and providing a Catholic higher education in the Benedictine tradition.
Belmont Abbey College, with more than 1,630 students, is the only Catholic college in the Carolinas, and school leaders [...]
Oblate Meeting and Lenten Day of Reflection
The Oblate meeting for February will be on the 20th and not the 21st. Oblates are encouraged to attend one Day of Reflection or make a retreat once a year. Belmont Abbey College will be having a Day of Reflection February 20th starting 10:00 Am and ending at 2:00. The Oblates will gather after the [...]