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Belmont Abbey president slams contraception rule
By Franco Ordoñez Washington Correspondent Posted: Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 WASHINGTON The president of Belmont Abbey College joined religious leaders of different faiths who converged Thursday on Capitol Hill and charged the Obama administration with trying to violate their religious freedoms. William Thierfelder told a congressional oversight committee that his Catholic liberal arts college in… 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 ›
Longtime Belmont Abbey monk dies
At the age of 18, Kenneth Geyer vowed to live by the Rule of St. Benedict, who long ago instructed a community of monks to “run on the path of God’s commandments … never swerving from his instructions, then, but faithfully observing his teaching in the monastery until death.” It was that call in 1946… Read More ›
Passing of Fr. Kenneth Geyer, OSB
BELMONT – Father Kenneth Geyer, O.S.B., a monk and priest of Belmont Abbey, died Wednesday, February 8. He was born in Lancaster, NY, on April 1, 1927, the son of the late Joseph A. and Kathryn Nuwer Geyer. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert Geyer and Father Raymond Geyer, O.S.B., and his… Read More ›
Witness to the Word: A Reflection on the Incarnation with Father Dwight Longenecker
Come “prepare the way of the Lord” in your mind and heart with our very special Advent Morning of Reflection, beginning at 9 a.m. on December 3rd in the Haid Theatre at Belmont Abbey College. Join Father Dwight Longenecker for two inspiring talks exploring four powerful witnesses to the Incarnation of the Word among us:… Read More ›
Breakfast with Benedict
Oblates are invited to attend a monthly “Breakfast with Benedict” being sponsored by Belmont Abbey College. The breakfast will begin at 7:45 AM At each Breakfast with Benedict event, a member of the college or monastic community will provide a 15- or 20-minute reflection on one of the Benedictine hallmarks and the role that hallmark/charism/virtue… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey College hosts Lenten Day of Reflection
Kathy Schmugge, The Catholic News & Herald: BELMONT — Only a few days after Lent began, 120 people enlivened their spiritual journeys at a Lenten Day of Reflection sponsored by the Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College Feb. 20. Days of reflection have been a tradition at Belmont Abbey, but recently, the event has attracted… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
‘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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›