Spring and Summer are the times for gardens. Each Spring it is a beautiful sight when the first Crocus peeps through the soil, the daffodils come out, and the trees begin to blossom. For us this tends to correspond with the Easter Season and these signs of Spring serve as signs of hope for us […]
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Oblates from all locations and guests are invited to monthly meetings at the Archabbey. The June 13 talk will be by Brother Gregory Visca, O.S.B., on “Conversatio morum.” Brother Gregory is a student at Saint Vincent Seminary, having made his first vows as a monk in 2019. He is an assistant in the Archabbey Vocation […]
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Submissions are now being accepted for the 8th Catholic Arts Biennial, scheduled to open September 6 in the Verostko Center for the Arts at Saint Vincent College. Established in 2001 by the late Brother Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., this biennial juried exhibition features contemporary artists whose work explores Christian themes. As with previous Biennials sponsored by […]
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Peter Pearson, M.Div., Th.D., a nationally-known iconographer, who has been painting icons for more than 50 years, will speak at the opening of an exhibit, “A Brush With God,” on Thursday, July 1 at the Saint Vincent Gristmill, Beatty Road. The exhibit will feature approximately 25 icons, the works of Pearson as well as some of […]
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Today on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, better known as Corpus Christi, the Church rejoices in the gift of the Eucharist, the sacrament which the Second Vatican Council extolled as “the source and summit of the Christian life” (Lumen Gentium 11). The feast of Corpus Christi invites us to […]
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This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church (YouCat) describes the Trinity this way, “Christians do not worship three different Gods, but one single Being that is threefold and yet remains one. We know that God is triune from Jesus Christ: He, the Son speaks […]
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Today we come to the conclusion of the joyful Easter season and are given an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to strengthen us for the journey ahead as the Church year continues to unfold. The significance of the first Christian feast of Pentecost was not likely fully understood by those who shared in it, who […]
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Most Rev. Larry J. Kulick, J.C.L., Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, will ordain one priest and four deacons at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22 in the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica. Four men are from Saint Vincent Archabbey and one is a seminarian from the Archdiocese of Beijing. The event will be livestreamed at this […]
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There is a story I heard some years ago about a celebrity who was having a gathering at his home and invited numerous other celebrities as well as a local priest who had helped the host during a difficult time. The priest was known as a holy and humble man who no doubt felt out of […]
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Bishop Larry J. Kulick will celebrate Mass at Saint Vincent Basilica Parish at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16 as his “Mass around the Diocese” tour continues. These pastoral visits include the Bishop celebrating Mass at a different parish each weekend through June 26, in order to connect on a local level with parishioners and communities […]
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