Tag: vocations
Good Man. Good Monk. Good Beer.
Father Longenecker talks to Brother Augustine Wilmeth about his life as a monk I first met Brother Augustine Wilmeth when he was one of the students where I served as chaplain. As a convert, he was intensely interested not only in his new Catholic faith but in the more traditional expressions of life and worship…. Read More ›
Cistercian nuns plan new monastery after vocations rise
Madison, Wis., Oct 18, 2012 / 05:03 am (EWTN News) Following a vocations boom at Valley of Our Lady Monastery near Madison, Wis., an architecture firm is designing a new monastery complex for the community of Cistercian nuns, the only one in the English-speaking world. “It’s very exciting to see this happening, very providential, the fact… Read More ›
Benedictine sister has lived her life as a prayer
Beech Grove, Ind., May 6, 2012 / 01:03 pm (CNA).- Her strong spirit soared early, sparked by growing up on a farm in southern Indiana and riding a long distance to the nearest Catholic school in a horse-drawn wagon. At 15, she left home to become a Benedictine sister, certain in her choice even as… Read More ›
Cloistered nun and former actress to tell story of Hollywood and faith
Paso Robles, Calif., Nov 30, 2011 / 06:03 am (CNA).- The Central California Marian Eucharistic Conference this January will feature a rare speaker: Mother Dolores Hart, OSB, a former award-winning actress who performed in two Elvis Presley movies and still votes for the Academy Awards. “We feel really blessed that she is coming,” conference organizer… Read More ›
Trappist Monks and Nuns Revive Interest in Monastic Vocations Online
PEOSTA, IA (Cistercians of the Strict Observance) – For more than nine centuries, Trappist monks and nuns have witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ through a cloistered, communal life wholly ordered to contemplation. Cistercians of the Strict Observance, also known as “Trappists” are an order of the Roman Catholic Church who founded their first… Read More ›
World Day for Consecrated Life
In 1997, Pope John Paul II instituted 2 February as a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. In the US the celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life is transferred to Sunday, 7 February 2010, in order to enable as much participation as possible. Consecrated Life Sunday is an annual day… Read More ›
Prayer for Vocations
It is the custom of the monks to pray for vocations each Wednesday just before Vespers. The following is the prayer that each Oblate and Oblate Novice is asked to pray each Wednesday at Vespers in union with monks at the Abbey. This is available in a prayer card. If you would like a card… Read More ›