Brother Sebastian Aicher OSB
Abbey of Schweiklberg
Vilshofen, Germany
29 November 2018
Abtei Schweiklberg (Nordseite), cropped | By High Contrast - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0 de | link |
Nuns from the United Kingdom and Ireland meet on Cor Orans
Enclosed nuns from across the United Kingdom and Ireland recently met at Stanbrook Abbey to examine the new Vatican document Cor Orans. See articles and photos here.
Wechselburg Priory’s Pilgrimage Church Becomes a Minor Basilica
Wechselburg Priory's monastic church was elevated to the dignity of Minor Basilica on 12 November 2018, becoming the first church in eastern Germany outside of Berlin to bear the title. Apostolic Nuncio Nikola Eterović proclaimed the papal decree on the festive day. See articles, photos, and Apostolic Nuncio's homily here.
Planning Committee for 2021 International Oblate Congress
Emphasizes Benedictine Spirituality for the 21st Century
The committee for the next International Oblate Congress, in 2021, met from 27 October - 4 November 2018 at Sant’Anselmo in Rome to begin the planning process. This Congress takes place every four years and includes Oblates and Oblate directors from across the globe. For more information, see story here.
Pont vers l'abbaye, cropped | By Martpan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 | link |
Dom Jean Dion OSB
Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, France
14 November 2018
Rijksmuseum : Thadeus van Toco, cropped | print maker: Jacob Neefs | link |
Père Jean Decoville OSB
Monastère Ste Marie de Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Abbaye Saint Benoît d'En Calcat, France
28 October 2018
P. Ludolf Leonhard Hüsing OSB
Benediktinerabtei Gerleve
Billerbeck, Germany
11 November 2018
Sint-Andriesabdij, Zevenkerken, cropped | By Fr James Bradley from Washington, DC - IMG_6932, CC BY 2.0 | link |
Pater Pierre Godenir OSB
Sint-Andriesabdij Zevenkerken
Sint-Andries-Brugge, Belgium
16 October 2018
Vue de l'abbaye bénédictine de Maredsous, en Belgique, cropped | By Jean Housen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 | link |
Dom Daniel Benoît Misonne OSB
Abbaye de Maredsous
Denée, Belgium
12 October 2018
Tractor Urgently Needed and a Praying Heart
The Annual Council Meeting of the Alliance for International Monasticism (AIM) was held at Sant'Anselmo from 13-15 November 2018. Details, links and photos here.