Saint Meinrad
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A community of Benedictine monks seeking God and serving the Catholic Church for over 170 years. Our seminary and school of theology educates priests, deacons, and laity for ministry and proclaiming the Gospel. https://linktr.ee/saintmeinrad
The monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year! #christmas
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year! #christmas
An article in The Tablet by the director of our Institute of Sacred Music, Br. John Glasenapp, OSB, about the origin of the modern Christmas song. #Christmas
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/a-sleigh-ride-to-bethlehem/
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/a-sleigh-ride-to-bethlehem/
A Sleigh ride to Bethlehem - The Tablet
Despite these hits, the Christmas song as an annual seasonal hit did not take off in earnest until 1942 when another Jewish composer, Irving Berlin, wrote
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December 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
An article in The Tablet by the director of our Institute of Sacred Music, Br. John Glasenapp, OSB, about the origin of the modern Christmas song. #Christmas
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/a-sleigh-ride-to-bethlehem/
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/a-sleigh-ride-to-bethlehem/
On this fourth Sunday of Advent, may we be fully prepared for the coming of the King of Kings. #advent #Christmas
December 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On this fourth Sunday of Advent, may we be fully prepared for the coming of the King of Kings. #advent #Christmas
The monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey hope that your Advent season has been blessed. Join us at Saint Meinrad Archabbey for Christmas. Services are livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube, and at saintmeinrad.org/live. #advent #christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3D8-TKIRIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3D8-TKIRIU
Advent Blessing 2025
YouTube video by Saint Meinrad Archabbey
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December 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey hope that your Advent season has been blessed. Join us at Saint Meinrad Archabbey for Christmas. Services are livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube, and at saintmeinrad.org/live. #advent #christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3D8-TKIRIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3D8-TKIRIU
"What is so mysterious about a little baby?"
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-reflection-o-magnum-mysterium/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-reflection-o-magnum-mysterium/
Advent Reflection: O Magnum Mysterium
"What is so mysterious about a little baby?"
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December 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"What is so mysterious about a little baby?"
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-reflection-o-magnum-mysterium/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-reflection-o-magnum-mysterium/
The Office of Hispanic and Latino Ministry at Saint Meinrad joyfully hosted its traditional Posada. This beautiful Advent tradition invites us to walk with Mary and Joseph as they search for a place where Jesus can be born. View the full gallery here: https://tinyurl.com/uk8enhdr
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Office of Hispanic and Latino Ministry at Saint Meinrad joyfully hosted its traditional Posada. This beautiful Advent tradition invites us to walk with Mary and Joseph as they search for a place where Jesus can be born. View the full gallery here: https://tinyurl.com/uk8enhdr
"Christ came into our world 2,000 years ago in a gentle, quiet, and unobtrusive way; born to a peasant couple from Nazareth, for whom there was no room in the inn at Bethlehem." #advent
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-mindfulness/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-mindfulness/
Advent Mindfulness
Advent is about “hastening toward your heavenly home.”
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December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Christ came into our world 2,000 years ago in a gentle, quiet, and unobtrusive way; born to a peasant couple from Nazareth, for whom there was no room in the inn at Bethlehem." #advent
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-mindfulness/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/advent-mindfulness/
With the holiday season approaching, all are welcome to pray with the Benedictine monks.
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=16583
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=16583
Christmas season Masses will be livestreamed from Saint Meinrad Archabbey Church
With the holiday season approaching, all are welcome to pray with the Benedictine monks.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
With the holiday season approaching, all are welcome to pray with the Benedictine monks.
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=16583
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=16583
Graduates of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology were awarded Master of Divinity degrees at the commencement ceremony in the Archabbey Church on December 5.
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/news?story=16590
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/news?story=16590
18 earn Master of Divinity degrees from Saint Meinrad
Graduates of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology were awarded Master of Divinity degrees on December 5.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Graduates of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology were awarded Master of Divinity degrees at the commencement ceremony in the Archabbey Church on December 5.
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/news?story=16590
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/news?story=16590
On this Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners. #immaculateconception
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
On this Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners. #immaculateconception
"Advent is a time for us to ‘prepare for the coming of the Lord’ – today and at the end of time when we shall all stand before him face to face."
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The Fruits of Patience
A patient person is not a person who is prone to quick reactions.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Advent is a time for us to ‘prepare for the coming of the Lord’ – today and at the end of time when we shall all stand before him face to face."
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Saint Meinrad Archabbey will offer several reduced-rate Young Adult Retreats in 2026 at the Saint Meinrad Guest House and Retreat Center. The retreats are open to young adults ages 18-35.
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Reduced-Rate Young Adult Retreats Offered Throughout 2026
Saint Meinrad Archabbey will offer several reduced-rate Young Adult Retreats in 2026 at the Saint Meinrad Guest House and Retreat Center.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Saint Meinrad Archabbey will offer several reduced-rate Young Adult Retreats in 2026 at the Saint Meinrad Guest House and Retreat Center. The retreats are open to young adults ages 18-35.
www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=1...
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"To be thankful is to be grateful for all that is. When we stop and begin to realize all that we have, the need for "more" fades and our appreciation for what we have increases." #thanksgiving
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/golden-crumbs/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/golden-crumbs/
Golden Crumbs
The deeper we draw our own spiritual nourishment from the Bread of Life, the easier it becomes to feed other people.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"To be thankful is to be grateful for all that is. When we stop and begin to realize all that we have, the need for "more" fades and our appreciation for what we have increases." #thanksgiving
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/golden-crumbs/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/golden-crumbs/
231018Eucharist comes from the Greek word eukharistia, or ‘thanksgiving.’ On this day of thanks, let us be grateful to God for all of our blessings and remember in prayer those who are in need. #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
231018Eucharist comes from the Greek word eukharistia, or ‘thanksgiving.’ On this day of thanks, let us be grateful to God for all of our blessings and remember in prayer those who are in need. #thanksgiving
Welcome back to “Around the House!” After a hiatus, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey are thrilled to share with all of you, the members of our extended community, some interesting bits of news about our life together.
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/around-the-house/november-2025/
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/around-the-house/november-2025/
Around the House: November 2025
News from around the monastery of Saint Meinrad.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Welcome back to “Around the House!” After a hiatus, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey are thrilled to share with all of you, the members of our extended community, some interesting bits of news about our life together.
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/around-the-house/november-2025/
https://www.saintmeinrad.org/around-the-house/november-2025/
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center will host a series of basket weaving workshops throughout 2026 taught by Br. Jean Fish, OSB.
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Basket Weaving Workshops Offered at Saint Meinrad
Br. Jean Fish, OSB will teach a series of basket weaving workshops throughout 2026.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center will host a series of basket weaving workshops throughout 2026 taught by Br. Jean Fish, OSB.
www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=1...
www.saintmeinrad.org/news?story=1...
"Father Cyprian Davis, O.S.B. born Clarence John Davis on Sept. 9, 1930, in Washington, D.C., was a Benedictine priest and historian."
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The Black Catholic intellectual tradition is vital to the church - U.S. Catholic
When we flatten narratives about Black Catholics, we miss out on a rich cultural tradition of activism, spirituality, and scholarship.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Father Cyprian Davis, O.S.B. born Clarence John Davis on Sept. 9, 1930, in Washington, D.C., was a Benedictine priest and historian."
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"Desire for eternal life and contemptus mundi are complementary virtues for St. Benedict. Desire for eternal life is one of the 'tools for good works' (RB 4:46). It is a quality of spiritual attraction that runs deeper than ordinary human will."
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Contemptus Mundi
This kind of “contempt” is a spirit of detachment with respect to what tempts us to drift away from Christ.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Desire for eternal life and contemptus mundi are complementary virtues for St. Benedict. Desire for eternal life is one of the 'tools for good works' (RB 4:46). It is a quality of spiritual attraction that runs deeper than ordinary human will."
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Ready to grow in faith and leadership? The College Ministerial Internship Program (CMIP) at Saint Meinrad is your chance to learn from monks and faculty, and take part in direct ministry with high school students. Apply today: https://forms.gle/cSRoLkYiLWd1WRBS8
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ready to grow in faith and leadership? The College Ministerial Internship Program (CMIP) at Saint Meinrad is your chance to learn from monks and faculty, and take part in direct ministry with high school students. Apply today: https://forms.gle/cSRoLkYiLWd1WRBS8
Group registration is underway, and individual registration opened November 1! Don’t wait to get your group signed up today. This experience is open to youth who have completed grades 9–12.
Register your group at: https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/youth/summer-conferences/
Register your group at: https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/youth/summer-conferences/
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Group registration is underway, and individual registration opened November 1! Don’t wait to get your group signed up today. This experience is open to youth who have completed grades 9–12.
Register your group at: https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/youth/summer-conferences/
Register your group at: https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/youth/summer-conferences/
"Life is a series of moments, a path, a journey, a pilgrimage. No matter what words you use to describe it, we all enter into moments that extend beyond the plans we make or the paths we trek."
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/on-the-hill/a-pilgrim-s-refuge/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/on-the-hill/a-pilgrim-s-refuge/
A Pilgrim’s Refuge
A reflection by seminarian Tommy Rhodes, Diocese of Owensboro, KY
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November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Life is a series of moments, a path, a journey, a pilgrimage. No matter what words you use to describe it, we all enter into moments that extend beyond the plans we make or the paths we trek."
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/on-the-hill/a-pilgrim-s-refuge/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/on-the-hill/a-pilgrim-s-refuge/
"...the saintly chooses compassion and mercy over harsh judgment—after all, to show mercy for another today gives access to God’s mercy for the times we’ll need it ourselves."
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/latitude-for-conversion/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/latitude-for-conversion/
Latitude for Conversion
The Rule allows ample latitude for a change of heart.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"...the saintly chooses compassion and mercy over harsh judgment—after all, to show mercy for another today gives access to God’s mercy for the times we’ll need it ourselves."
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/latitude-for-conversion/
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/latitude-for-conversion/