News
Delegates from Benedictine communities across East Asia and Oceania met at Thien Binh Monastery, Vietnam, in October to renew collaboration in formation and education, and to elect new leadership for the regional network.
Brother Richard Oliver OSB foresaw the digital age and, in 1995, built OSB DOT ORG—one of the earliest Catholic websites. His pioneering “monastic webweaving” connected Benedictines worldwide long before the internet was common ground.
Sant’Anselmo announces that Father Mauritius Wilde OSB has been appointed Abbot of Maria Laach by the Holy See. The Abbot Primate thanks him for his years of service and prays for blessings on his new ministry.
Events
Gregory de Wit OSB (1892–1978) shaped a distinctive vision of ecclesial art. An exhibition at Sankt Ottilien and a new book by Edward Begnaud explore his life and work.
Featured monasteries
Located at the center of international monasticism in Rome, Sant’Anselmo’s residential college is well-positioned to showcase the individual characters and charisms of monasteries world-wide. The editors of OSB DOT ORG invite you to visit the web pages of Collegio Sant’Anselmo for a glimpse of monastic life abroad, from the personal perspectives of their international residents. N.B.: Weekly posts may be interrupted due to scholastic vacations.
