Tag: American-Cassinese Congregation
Abbot Timothy Kelly, OSB former administrator of Belmont Abbey, passes away
(originally posted at http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/obituaries/tkelly.html) Born: 20 April 1934, Professed: 11 July 1955, Ordained: 3 June 1961, Died: 7 October 2010 Abbot Timothy Thomas Kelly OSB, ninth abbot of Saint John’s Abbey for eight years (1992-2000) and president of the American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine men for nine years (2001-2010), died at Collegeville, Minnesota. Thomas Daniel Kelly… Read More ›
Bicentennial of Boniface Wimmer, OSB
14 January 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Archabbot Boniface Wimmer OSB, founder of the American-Cassinese Congregation. “Like St. Paul, Wimmer was a missionary who preached the Gospel over a wide geographic area. He was a community builder who traveled extensively and established Christian communities everywhere he went. He was a man… Read More ›