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Articles relating specifically to Belmont Abbey Monastery.
Saints looking up into the face of God
Over the past ten months, something has been growing near the Lourdes Grotto. Standing in the Grotto, and peeking around a couple of bushes, you will find Br. Andrew’s Grotto Garden. On the left side of the Grotto is an old, small building that looks like a cottage. Beside that there is something that had… Read More ›
Art and Architecture in the Early Church
Belmont Abbey College is delighted to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Lev, featured speaker at the Eucharistic Congress on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. will also be speaking at Belmont Abbey at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 21, in Grace Auditorium on “Art and Architecture in the Early Church”. Dr. Lev makes her home in Rome where… Read More ›
Passing: Henry Saul, OlbSB
Union Mills, NC Mr. Henry Dare Saul age 59 passed away Tuesday August 21, 2012 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. A native of Augusta Georgia he was a son of the late William Saul and Myrtle Virginia Lansdell Saul. Henry was a member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Tryon, NC and had… Read More ›
Two Belmont Abbey Monks To Take Solemn Vows
The Profession Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on July 11th in the Abbey Basilica. Brother Tobiah Abbott, O.S.B., and Brother Elias Correa-Torres, O.S.B., will take their solemn vows as monks of Belmont Abbey on July 11, the Feast of St. Benedict. The Profession Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Abbey Basilica. By taking… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey’s oldest monk, Father Matthew McSorley, passes away
BELMONT—As the monks of Belmont Abbey Monastery finished Lauds on the morning of Thursday, May 24, Benedictine Father Matthew McSorley passed away peacefully. Father McSorley, was the oldest monk of the community, and had been a monk of Belmont Abbey for 68 years and a priest for 62 years. He was 91. The day he… Read More ›
Twelve Reasons To Spend One Hour With Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament
Oblates will often ask what “work” they could do around the monastery. There is an important “work” that needs to be done, particularly in the summer months while the students are away. This would be to volunteer to spend an hour a week at the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel hosted by Belmont Abbey. Volunteers give an… Read More ›
Passing of Father Matthew McSorley, O.S.B.
Father Matthew McSorley, O.S.B., the senior professed monk of our community, died peacefully at the abbey on Thursday, May 24, our patronal feast of Mary Help of Christians. The son of the late John and Mary McSorley, he was born on April 10, 1921 in Richmond, Virginia, and given the name Thomas. Family circumstances brought… Read More ›
Our Lady, Help of Christians
The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics throughout Europe prayed the Rosary. The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573… Read More ›
Fr. Solanus Casey Guild: An Interview with Br. Edward
Brother Edward, a Belmont Abbey monk and guestmaster at the monastery, just launched the new Fr. Solanus Casey Guild which is dedicated to the beatification of Fr. Solanus Casey. Br. Edward has been a monk of Belmont Abbey for over 8 years, and says he wants to share the peace of following God’s will with… Read More ›
Eulogy: Father Kenneth Geyer, O.S.B.
We are here today to give thanks and praise to God, and to celebrate the completion of the monastic life of our confrere, Father Kenneth Geyer. Last evening as we received Father Kenneth’s body for the final time into this basilica, where he was ordained to the priesthood, where he offered the divine praises every… Read More ›