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Feast of Saint Benedict

…days. One of them would be The Passing of St. Benedict on March 21. The Mount Michael community tried to repeat that experience today. We tried to involved lots of…

Christmas Day Homily: FR. JOHN HAGEMANN OSB

…response is to just be quiet in wonder and awe. So Jacob Benes when you read the first reading — “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him…

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Abbot Raphael Walsh RIP

…live by a local news station. Once again Abbot Raphael’s family friend John P. Cody, then Archbishop of New Orleans, delivered the homily at the Mass. Abbot Raphael served as…

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Twins; Feast of St. Scholastica

…our 4 sets of fraternal twins. Prior John’s Blessing: Heavenly Father, today as we celebrate St. Scholastica, we ask your blessing to descend upon all Benedictines today, but particularly our…

IN PRAISE OF THE USELESS LIFE

…me a book to read and then want me to share my thoughts about the book with them. So most recently a book which I found in my abbey mailbox…

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