Tag: Belmont Abbey
Annual Renewal of Oblation
Abbot Placid Solari will receive final and temporary oblations on September 27, 2009. Family members are welcome to attend the Mass and ceremony which will be followed by a reception. Mass will begin at 3:00. Please mail this form to the Monastery as soon as possible. Oblates who have already made their final Oblation are… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey College rejects discrimination claims by EEOC
Catholic college stands by church teaching BELMONT — Belmont Abbey College has rejected a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determination that it discriminated against women and retaliated against faculty members while filed an employment discrimination charge. In a statement released Aug. 10, college officials refuted the claim that the college discriminated based on gender in… Read More ›
Christ has no Body but Yours
During his time on earth, Jesus met and talked to many people. Some of those meetings were private; others were public, and had far-reaching effects. Some were both. For example, Jesus turned water into wine for the sake of a young bride and groom who were not too good on planning. But that wine was… Read More ›
Abbot Placid’s Homily at Fr. Raymond’s Mass of Christian Burial
Mass of Christian Burial for Father Raymond Geyer, O.S.B. July 29, 2009 We have come together today to give praise and thanks to God for our dear brother, Father Raymond, who served God faithfully as a professed monk of this abbey for sixty-six years, and served the church tirelessly in his priestly ministry for over… Read More ›
+ Father Raymond Geyer, OSB
Father Raymond Geyer, a monk and priest of Belmont Abbey for more than sixty years, died peacefully on Sunday afternoon, July 26. The son of Joseph A. Geyer and Kathryn Nuwer Geyer, Father Raymond was born on September 24, 1922, in Lancaster, New York. He attended Saint Mary’s Elementary School and High School in Lancaster,… Read More ›
Pastor’s Reflection: Return to the ‘Hill’
(St. Meinrad Archabbey and Seminary and Belmont Abbey) As I prepare this reflection, the Faithful of the Diocese are looking forward to Deacon Ben Roberts’ ordination to the priesthood on June 6th. On June 3″, I noted the completion of 14 years as a priest. A couple of weeks ago, I officiated a wedding in… Read More ›
Youths, young adults gather for Lenten prayer, reflection at Belmont Abbey
Charlotte, N.C., Apr 9, 2009 (The Catholic News and Herald) “We are all on a pilgrimage during the Lenten season,” said Bishop Peter J. Jugis. This is a “time for interior renewal and turning away from sin, a time to embrace Jesus,” said the bishop to young Catholics from across the Diocese of Charlotte. Bishop… Read More ›
In Search of Truth
Man’s quest for meaning leads to monastic life CHARLOTTE, NC, March 20, 2009 (The Catholic News and Herald) – Rodney Odom’s journey to Catholicism began in the main library of Philadelphia about seven years ago. He was Christian by birth, but had abandoned religion. Then, a general interest in spiritualism ignited his quest. “In my… Read More ›