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Abbot Raphael Walsh RIP

…Abbey. He made his first profession of vows on the feast of Saint Benedict, July 11, 1946, taking for his monastic name Raphael. He pursued philosophical and theological studies, culminating…

R.I.P. Bro. Mark Bern OSB

…procurator, as vestiarius, and as Abbot’s Council member. Bro. Mark was an avid reader, particularly enjoying topics of spirituality, history, and geography. His vacations were carefully mapped out to include…

12 Students Become Oblates

Back Row: Grant Barna, Hank Behrendt, John Mohs, Joe Trautman, Cody Torczon, Leo Ramsey. Front Row: Terry Le, John Davis, Aidan Balas, Abbot Michael, Finn Murphy, Peter Trautman, Alex Poole….

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Bro. James Pope OSB 1946-2020

Bro. James Pope, a monk of Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey, died Good Friday morning, April 10, 2020 at Ridgecrest Rehabilitation Center in Omaha. Bro. James was 73 years old. The…

“Brother Francis” Schmitz – Rest in Peace

…death were his parents, brothers Percy Stanosheck, Benedict “Dick” Schmitz, Ralph Schmitz, Leonard “Lenny” Schmitz and sisters Lucille Apple, Mary Lillian Borin and Edith Bittner. Vigil service for Bro. Francis…