Seek Things Above

In this homily from the 2024 Christmas Midnight Mass at Mount Angel Abbey, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preaches about how the coming of Christ into the world is where real world history happens. Christ is today and always coming into the world, saving his people from their sins and healing their ailments, and proclaiming the kingdom of God. For other talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https...

Abbot Jeremy preached this homily on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in the Abbey church, which was celebrated on December 9, 2024. For more talks and homilies from Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Hilltop...

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll preached this homily on Gaudete Sunday, December 15, 2024, on the occasion of his, Br. Claude Lane's, and Fr. Nathan Zodrow's 50th jubilee of monastic profession. They first made their vows of stability, obedience, and fidelity to the monastic way of life into the hands of Prior Anselm Galvin on September 8, 1974. Please pray for these jubilarians for their persever...

Abbot Jeremy preached this homily on the occasion of Br. Matthew's Sislow's institution as an acolyte during Mass in the Abbey church on December 10, 2024. This audio also includes the rite of institution as acolyte from the Mass. Please pray for Br. Matthew as he serves in this instituted ministry in preparation for Holy Orders. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below...

In this talk from November 9, 2024, Abbot Peter Eberle, OSB, explores the history of the controversies concerning the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and discusses the ethical implications of the Real Presence for the Christian life. This is the third of four talks in the 2024 Christian in the World lecture series, sponsored by the Mount Angel Institute. The theme for the entire series is...

In this talk from October 19, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, speaks about the four parts of the Mass, understanding their relationship and flow: from the Liturgy of the Word, to the bringing of gifts of bread and wine to the altar, through the Eucharistic Prayer and what is effected there, and in this light come to understand some of what it means to receive Holy Communion in this context. This is th...

This is the homily that Abbot Jeremy preached at Mount Angel Abbey on the Solemnity of All Saints, November 1, 2024. Abbot Jeremy is the 12th abbot of Mount Angel Abbey, elected by his monastic community in 2016. For more information about Abbot Jeremy and his life and work, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: We...

This is the first of four talks in the fall 2024 Christian in the World lecture series, sponsored by the Mount Angel Institute. The theme for the entire series is “Celebrating and Adoring Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.” In this lecture from September 14, 2024, Sister Gertrude Feick, OCSO, a Cistercian sister of Redwoods Monastery, spoke about Cardinal Basil Hume and his reflections on t...

Sponsored by the Mount Angel Institute, artist Tomasz Misztal shares how art and its creation has transformed and affected his life. Focusing on the sacred and incorporating figurative and abstract elements in his pieces that express the human condition and spirit, learn how his artistic approach has transformed and evolved over time. Misztal was born in Poland and currently lives and works in Por...

In March 2024, Dr. Maryanne Wolf gave a talk at Mount Angel Abbey on "Reading in a Digital Culture: The Beauty and the Challenges to Empathy, Critical Analysis, and Contemplation." Focusing on research in neuroscience and education, Dr. Wolf looked at the effects of digital mediums on the development and the sustaining of deep reading processes, particularly empathy/perspective-taking, i...

In June 2024, Christin McIntyre, MD, PhD, spoke at Mount Angel Abbey on St. Thomas Aquinas’s insights into the human person, created in the image and likeness of God, and how those insights offer hope for true healing amid the mental health crisis in our world today.  Christin McIntyre, MD, PhD has been in outpatient practice as a psychiatrist in the Portland area since 2002. She continues to see...

In this talk from April 2024, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, and Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk discuss what monasticism can offer the Church and the world today. Abbot Jeremy is the 12th abbot of Mount Angel Abbey, elected by the community in March of 2016. Abbot Jeremy made his first profession in the community on September 8, 1974, and was ordained a priest in 1981. He holds advanced degrees in theol...

Monastic spirituality can be a guide for life and following Christ not just for monks, but also for Christians living in the world. This is the final lecture on monastic spirituality in the winter/spring 2024 Christian in the World lecture series. In this lecture from April 13, 2024, Fr. Michael Shrum, OSB, a monk of Mount Angel Abbey, explores how monastic spirituality both forms and is formed by...

Monastic spirituality can be a guide for life and following Christ not just for monks, but also for Christians living in the world. This is the third of four lectures on monastic spirituality in the winter/spring 2024 Christian in the World lecture series. In this lecture from March 9, 2024, Fr. John Paul Le, OSB, a monk of Mount Angel Abbey, explores monastic spirituality from the perspective of...

In this talk given at Mount Angel Abbey on February 11, 2024, Dr. Pamela Patnode explores the relevance of the Rule of St. Benedict for the life of the Christian layperson. She focuses on five themes within the Holy Rule: prayer and work (“ora et labora”), obedience, humility, stability, and hospitality. Dr. Patnode is a Benedictine oblate, wife, mother, grandmother, and director of the Catholic S...

Monastic spirituality can be a guide for life and following Christ not just for monks, but also for Christians living in the world. This is the second of four lectures on monastic spirituality in the winter/spring 2024 Christian in the World lecture series. In this second lecture from February 10, 2024, Abbot Peter Eberle, OSB, a monk of Mount Angel Abbey, explains how monastic community life is s...

Monastic spirituality can be a guide for life and following Christ not just for monks, but also for Christians living in the world. This is the first of four lectures on monastic spirituality in the winter/spring 2024 Christian in the World lecture series. In this first lecture from January 27, 2024, Br. Ambrose Stewart, OSB, a monk of Mount Angel Abbey, focuses on the Desert Fathers – those 3rd a...

The fall 2022 series of Christian in the World, a four-part series by Br. Thomas Buttrick, O.S.B., considered the images of nature found in the psalms.  See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Hilltop Hangouts | Podcast with Mater Dei Radio Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

The fall 2022 series of Christian in the World, a four-part series by Br. Thomas Buttrick, O.S.B., considered the images of nature found in the psalms.  See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Hilltop Hangouts | Podcast with Mater Dei Radio Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

The fall 2022 series of Christian in the World, a four-part series by Br. Thomas Buttrick, O.S.B., considered the images of nature found in the psalms.  See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Hilltop Hangouts | Podcast with Mater Dei Radio Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

The fall 2022 series of Christian in the World, a four-part series by Br. Thomas Buttrick, O.S.B., considered the images of nature found in the psalms.  See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Hilltop Hangouts | Podcast with Mater Dei Radio Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

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