The monastic community at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Benet Lake, WI warmly welcomed claustral priors from various monasteries in the United States and Canada of the American Cassinese Congregation, the English Congregation and the Swiss American Congregation for their annual meeting from November 21-23, 2025. Deacon Steven DeMartino from the Archdioesce of New York was … Continue reading Annual Priors Meeting in Benet Lake
Abbot President Jonathan Licari, O.S.B. convoked the congregation’s finance council at St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, IL from November 11-13, 2025 for the annual review of the independent certified audits of our monasteries and their sponsored apostolates. Members of the finance council include Archabbot Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B. (Latrobe), Father Isaiah Fredericks, O.S.B. (Collegeville), … Continue reading Finance Council
Brother Martin Alexander Krauth, O.S.B. made his simple (first) profession of monastic vows on the Feast of St. Martin of Tours on November 11, 2025 at Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND. Congratulations!
Abbot Lawrence Stasyszen, O.S.B. (St. Gregpry’s Abbey) and Brother Alban Petesch, O.S.B. (Assumption Abbey) conducted the quinquennial canonical visitation of the monastic community at Bemont Abbey in North Carolina from November 5-8, 2015.
Abbot President Jonathan Licari, O.S.B. convoked a workshop to train monks in our monastic congregation to serve as visitators during the quinquennial canonical visitations of our monasteries. The workshop was held at St. John’s Abbey Guest House in Collegeville, MN from November 3-6, 2025. Abbot Matthew Leavy, O.S.B. (Manchester), Father Edward Mazich, O.S.B. (Latrobe), and … Continue reading Visitation Workshop
Abbot President Jonathan Licari, O.S.B. made a pastoral visit to the monastery and school at Abadia de San Antonio Adad in Hummacao, Puerto Rico from October 25-November 1, 2025.
Abbot President Jonathan Licari, O.S.B. visited St. Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee, OK as the principal celebrant at the Sesquicentennial anniversary of the Benedictine mission to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in what would later become the state of Oklahoma. Abbots, oblates, benefactors and many friends of the monastery joined in the Eucharistic celebration at 10:00 A.M. … Continue reading Sesquicentennial Celebration
On the Feast of the Archangels, Father Rafael Ávila Mier, O.S.B. was ordained to the priesthood and Brother Rogelio Alaniz Valencia, O.S.B. was ordained to the diaconate by the Most Rev. Salvador González Morales, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico, at Tepeyac Abbey Church. Congratulations!
Archabbot Martn de Porres Bartel, O.S.B. (St. Vincent Archabbey), Abbot Placid Solari, O.S.B. (Belmont Abbey), Brother Leven Harton, O.S.B. (St. Benedict Abbey), and Father James Flint, O.S.B. (St. Procopius Abbey) conducted the quinquennial canonical visitation of the monastic community at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN from October 21-26, 2025.
On Sunday evening, September 21, 2025 St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, NJ celebrated its centennial presence in Moris County. Among the dignitaries present were the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of New Jersey, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., the local Diocesan Ordinary, Bishop Kevin Sweeney of Paterson, Bishop Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B. of Newark, Abbot Augustine … Continue reading Centennial Celebration
