Father Jonathan J. Murrman, O.S.B., 94, a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, died on Monday, November 2, 2020. He was a son of the late Edward and Pauline (Monahan) Murrman. Father Jonathan was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania on May 12, 1926. Surviving are his sister, Mrs. Marguerite Altman of New Castle, Pennsylvania; and his brother, […]
Father Bede Joseph Hasso, O.S.B., 91, a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, died Monday, November 2, 2020. He was born March 26, 1929 in Port Vue, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Yencho) Hasso. He was one of eight children, the late Helen Brady, Ann Hoffman, Mary Wilson, Elizabeth Miney, William, Andrew, […]
Most Rev. Edward C. Malesic, Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, will preside at the Mass for Blessing of the Twelfth Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey, Archabbot Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B., on Friday, July 10, 2020. The event will be broadcast live at 10 a.m. at this link: https://vimeo.com/436169336. Archabbot Martin, a monk of […]
As we celebrate the feast of Christ the King it is interesting to note that the scriptures express the nature of his Kingship in terms that borrow as much from the pastoral language of the Good Shepherd as from the expected regal imagery of royal courts. We indeed hear that the Lord will be seated […]
Growing up before the age of mobile phones meant that whenever a relative from out of town was coming to visit us, we knew the day and some general time, but not the exact time. No cell phone call to inform us that they will be there in an hour. Instead, we kept watch and […]
As we draw to the conclusion of the Church year the scriptures turn to the theme of the end of time and the events that will accompany it. This gives us a great opportunity to review what Catholics believe regarding the final events of history—which differs from what many other Christians hold about them. Saint […]
