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Articles relating specifically to Belmont Abbey Monastery.
Father Edmund McCaffrey, former Belmont abbot, dies at 83
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Father Edmund McCaffrey, a retired priest of the Diocese of Charleston who was a former Benedictine monk and former abbot of Belmont Abbey, died Nov. 13, 2016. He died in Louisville, Ky., where he resided with the Little Sisters of the Poor. He was 83. A Mass of Christian Burial will be… Read More ›
Important: Formal Oblations delayed
Because of a scheduling conflict in the Abbey Church, the Mass and Renewal of Oblations originally scheduled have been cancelled. This is a disappoint for those of you who have been waiting but it simply cannot be avoided. More information will be provided in the next newsletter.
Father Vollkommer, formerly of Belmont Abbey, passes away
CHAPIN, S.C. — Father Andrew J. Vollkommer, 60, of Chapin, S.C. died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. A vigil and wake will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2. Both will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Lake Church,… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey: Holy Week Schedule
Sunday, March 29 — Palm Sunday 6:00 a.m. Vigil 7:00 a.m. Lauds 10:45 a.m. Mass 5:30 p.m. Vespers Monday, March 30 – Wednesday, April 1 6:00 a.m. Vigil 7:00 a.m. Lauds 11:45 a.m. Midday Prayer 5:00 p.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Vespers… Read More ›
A Letter from the Abbot
Dear Oblates, Although you have probably known of it for some time, I am happy to bring to your attention the new abbey website: belmontabbey.org. If you have not visited it already, I invite you to do so. As you will see, we now have information on our oblate program as well as a link to… Read More ›
Facebook: Oblates of St. Benedict?
At the last meeting a number of Oblates came very early expecting Mass. They reported getting their information from a “Belmont Abbey Oblate Facebook page.” In discussing the various means of communication for the Oblate Program, the Abbot expressly forbid the use of Facebook in favor of a traditional website. We live in a country… Read More ›
Feast of Mary, Help of Christians
This feast celebrating Belmont Abbey’s Patron Saint has a recent modern origin, though it stems from the same roots of turmoil, trial, and thanksgiving as have many other titles and feasts of our Lady. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey: Founder’s Day
In April of 1876, Father Herman Wolf, OSB finally left [Saint Vincent Abbey in] Richmond to start his new monastery. He was accompanied by two Richmond boys, Henry Plageman and Anthony Lauman, who were to be the new schools’s first pupils and the farm’s first laborers. Garibadi [Station, now the City of Belmont] was reached… Read More ›
A chemist’s love for the liberal arts
These days Fr. Arthur Pendleton, a monk of the Belmont Abbey Monastery, can be seen walking around campus talking to faculty and students. He frequently carries with him an assortment of books. The former chemistry teacher isn’t carrying science books, though. Now he’s looking in a more liberal direction, reading works from Thomas Aquinas to… Read More ›
Fr. Jeremiah O’Connell
On October 20, 1894 Fr. Jeremiah O’Connell fell asleep in the Lord. Fr. O’Connell was a missionary priest who served Catholic Missions in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia before and after the Civil War. His missionary travels throughout these three states are described in the book he authored entitled “Catholicity in the Carolinas and… Read More ›