Mount Angel Institute

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The mission of the Mount Angel Institute is to share the rich ways of Mount Angel Abbey’s Benedictine monastic life with Church and World. In this podcast, we share talks from monks, faculty, and guest speakers at Mount Angel that generally focus on the rich ways of prayer, community life, deep reading or lectio divina, life centered on the Eucharist, Benedictine hospitality, arts and culture, and caring for the land and environment. Mount Angel Abbey (Saint Benedict, Oregon) is a community of Benedictine monks founded in 1882 from the Abbey of Engelberg in Switzerland. Today, the community...

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Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB (Nov. 1, 2024) 06.11.2024 11:26

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...

Cardinal Hume on the Eucharist with Sister Gertrude Feick, OCSO 15.10.2024 1:44:33

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...

Sacred Art, New Evangelization, and Sacred Scripture with Tomasz Misztal 25.09.2024 44:47

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...

Reading in a Digital Culture with Dr. Maryanne Wolf 06.08.2024 55:45

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...

“Applied Thomistic Psychology” with Christin McIntyre, MD, PhD 06.07.2024 1:47:40

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...

“What Can Monasticism Offer the Church Today?”: A Dialogue Between Two Abbots 29.06.2024 58:33

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: Reaching out to and being formed by the world around us” with Fr. Michael Shrum, OSB 08.06.2024 1:56:42

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: Listening to and praying with God’s voice” with Fr. John Paul Le, OSB 20.04.2024 1:55:27

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...

"Living Benedictine Spirituality as a Lay Person" with Dr. Pamela Patnode 14.03.2024 59:06

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: A journey together to everlasting life” with Abbot Peter Eberle, OSB 02.03.2024 1:57:20

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...

"What is monastic spirituality?" with Br. Ambrose Stewart, OSB 22.02.2024 2:05:50

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...

CITW Nature Imagery in the Psalms Part I 20.12.2022 1:42:34

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

CITW Nature Imagery in the Psalms Part II 20.12.2022 1:55:55

CITW Nature Imagery in the Psalms Part III 20.12.2022 1:53:20

CITW Nature Imagery in the Psalms Part IV 20.12.2022 1:53:08

Episode 29: The Last 2 Master Themes - Spirituality and Mission 21.05.2019 47:02

Episode 28: Discernment 10.04.2019 38:21

Episode 27: The Sixth Master Theme - The Moral Life, Part ll 19.03.2019 42:27

Episode 26: The Sixth Master Theme - The Moral Life, Part l 04.03.2019 38:23

Episode 25: The Baptism of Jesus - Part ll 17.02.2019 39:36

Episode 24: The Baptism of Jesus 04.02.2019 38:56

Episode 23: Baptism in the Letter to the Romans - Part ll 21.01.2019 41:14

Episode 22: Baptism in the Letter to the Romans - Part I 05.01.2019 41:16

Episode 21: Two Homilies - All Saints Day and Immaculate Conception 24.12.2018 31:16