Oblates from all locations and guests are invited to monthly meetings at the Archabbey. The May 16 talk will be by Father Justin Matro, O.S.B., on “Purity of Heart.” Father Justin has been a monk of the Archabbey since 1984. A former rector of Saint Vincent Seminary, he continues to teach there, while also serving […]
The Saint Vincent Archabbey Summer Retreat Program will host two online retreats this summer. There will be five pre-recorded retreat conferences and one pre-recorded session each of morning, midday and evening prayer with the Benedictine monastic community. Although the retreat website has been updated with the retreat descriptions, registration will not open until June 1. […]
Oblates from all locations and guests are invited to monthly meetings at the Archabbey. The April 18 talk will be by Dr. Catherine Petrany, associate professor of theology at Saint Vincent College on “Prayer: The Psalms.” Dr. Petrany has doctorate and master of arts degrees from Fordham University and a bachelor of arts degree from […]
Many of us were able to attend Easter Sunday mass in person this year, in contrast to last spring when most Catholic churches around the country were closed due to the early days of the COVID epidemic. As a result, we may have witnessed the baptism of new members of our parish congregations, a critical […]
As we near the end of the Easter Season the readings point to what is in store for us as we remain connected and nourished as branches on the vine of Christ. It is through this connection that we experience the Holy Spirit and become fruitful branches. In this weekend’s Gospel the phrase, “bear fruit” […]
“The stone rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone” (Acts 4:11). These words we hear in today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles should sound familiar to us: we encounter them again in the responsorial Psalm (which Saint Peter is quoting as he makes his speech in Acts) and similar […]