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Our Work
monks on a missionWhen the monks arrived in the Kansas Territory
in 1855, they sought to provide the sacraments as missionaries. Though the monks vow stability to the abbey in Atchison, occasionally they must venture beyond the monastery to serve the faithful. These are just some of the ways the monks work to spread the Gospel:
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st . joseph priory mineiros , goiás , brazil a brief history
In 1961 Pope John XXIII asked the “priest rich” countries to send priests to the “priest poor” countries. Responding, Abbot Cuthbert chose to make a foundation in Brazil. In 1962 three men were chosen to begin this venture. They established themselves in central west Brazil at the small city of Mineiros. Along with founding a monastic community they assumed the parochial apostolate for the city and surrounding area, a ministry that continues today.
selected works:
abbot james albers
travels to brazil twice annually to serve as superior of community
prior joaquim carvalho
serves as local superior of priory university of mineiros - board chairman
fr. vinicius queiroz rezende
pastor - são bento parish diocesan youth ministry leader
fr. josias da costa
teacher at colegio agapé active in pastoral ministry
br. thiago silva
solemn profession, ordained deacon in 2018 co-authored book on lent, published 2018
service trips
pignon, haiti
br. leven and bc students served the people of haiti and provided assistance with a new parish school.
kolkata, india
fr. jay and bc students served the poorest of the poor with the missionaries of charities
lima, peru
fr. brendan was chaplain to focus missionaries, west point cadets, and us naval academy midshipmen on mission trip to peru.
san salvador, el salvador
fr. simon traveled with bc students to serve those in need and visit sites dedicated to st. oscar romero
new orleans, la
br. karel and a group of bc men traveled to new orleans to assist with flood recovery efforts.
9,090
Families served by monks at Mineiros parish.
Monks serve as spiritual advisors and chaplains to a variety of lay ministries in Brazil. Monks provide the sacraments for 30,000 Catholics in Mineiros, Goiás, Brazil
pilgrimages to the holy land
Fr. Gabriel served as chaplain for the Holy Family School of Faith on pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Mexico. Fr. Simon led a group of Benedictine College students on a pilgrimage through the Holy Land in 2018.
u.s.a. and abroad
fr. brendan rolling
Fr. Brendan Rolling serves as an International Chaplain for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), serving students at colleges and universities in the USA, Austria, and England.
fr. daniel mccarthy
Fr. Daniel serves on the faculty at the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy in Rome, Italy. He serves on the faculty at the University of Leuven in Belgium and teaches summer courses at Ealing Abbey in London.
publishing
Fr. Daniel’s sixth book is his expanded doctoral dissertation on church architecture, and his seventh is a study of the personal letters of Cicero. These are both now with their publishers and total over 1,000 pages each. You may join Fr. Daniel’s course on church architecture offered by the Archdiocese of Denver 20-24 January 2020. Br. Thiago Silva co-authored a book on Lent, 40 Days with Jesus, released in Portuguese in Brazil in 2018.
highlights
• Confirmations throughout Kansas • Leading and providing sacramental support for pilgrimages and mission trips • Giving talks to youth and church groups • Witnessing marriages for alumni and friends • Monks forming FOCUS and SPO missionaries • March for Life in Washington D.C. • Hosting Brews with Benedictines evangelization events • Providing support for parishes in the
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
states with oblates states where monks served
service by the numbers
Monks serve more than 2,300 students from grade school to graduate programs in Kansas, Rome, Belgium, & England.
The Abbey hosts formal and private retreats; over 500 people made a retreat in 2018.
500+
Retreatants to St. Benedict’s Abbey.
25
Hours of confessions heard each week by monks.
The monks provide the sacrament of Reconciliation at 25 scheduled hours to all those they serve in chaplaincies, parishes, and prisons. Also available upon request.
Oblates live according to the Rule of St. Benedict, joining the monastic community in its life of common prayer from afar.
selected works:
abbot james albers
monastic visitations - ok & pa evangelization - ca & mo
fr. meinrad miller
leading retreats - nj monastic visitation - al
fr. gabriel landis
serves as prior of community - ks evangelization - co, ia, ma, & mn
fr. jay kythe
witnessing marriages - mo & mn serving students - tx & mn
br. leven harton
evangelization - tx vocations work - il, in, ks, mo, & nj
br. karel soukup
serving with bc students - la vocations evangelization - ia, ks, & il
br. placidus lee
leading high school retreats - ks blessed emil kapaun pilgrimage - ks
fr. simon baker
leading pilgrimages & retreats - co, fl, ks, & tx witnessing marriages mo & tx
fr. maurice haefling
serves as superior and financial administrator for holy cross abbey - co
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the monks of st. benedict’s abbey present april 18, 2020overland park convention center presenting the lumen vitae medal to sr. irene nowell, osb and dr. scott & kimberly hahn episode viii20 20 the abbot ’s table
