Vows

Why Monastic Life?

Abbey Leadership

Weekend Blizzard

…instead of the main Chapel because of the deep snow between buildings. Fr. John worked his way over to the school buildling to hold a service for the 7-day boarders….

“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…

Bro. James Pope OSB 1946-2020

…held in the David “D.J.” Sokol Memorial Chapel on the Mount Michael campus with interment in Mount Michael Abbey Cemetery following the service. We commend Bro. James to your prayers….

12 Students Become Oblates

…live extraordinary lives of devotion. Because Oblates of St. Benedict offer themselves for the service of God in their everyday lives, in so far as their station in life permits,…

R.I.P. Bro. Mark Bern OSB

…Steven (Mari) Bern; niece Susanna (Nathan) Carlton; and extended family and friends. Preceding him in death were his parents Robert and Josephine (Woita) Bern. The Vigil Service will be on…

Abbot Theodore Wolff R.I.P.

…love for handwriting. His calligraphy can be found in ink, in wood, and in ceramic beautifully gracing the abbey and the school. Abbot Theodore collaborated with Bro. Jerome on designing…

Bro. Benedict Mary Ober, O.S.B. – RIP

…New Jersey. His father was a service station owner, and his mother was a secretary. Thomas attended grade school and middle school in the Voorhees School system and graduated from…