Monks on a Mission

monks on a missionWhen the monks arrived in the Kansas Territory in 1855, they sought to provide the sacraments as missionaries. Though the monks take vows of 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 have recently worked to spread the Gospel.

kansas monks abroad

mosteiro são josé service trips

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:

bishop herbert hermes

bishop emeritus of prelacy of cristalandia active in social justice ministry

prior duane roy

leader of priory community active in pastoral care in minieros

fr. joaquim carvalho

university of mineiros - board chairman 2016 minieros citizen of the year

fr. vinicius queiroz rezende

pastor - são bento parish diocesan youth ministry leader

fr. josias da costa

teacher at colegio agapé active in pastoral ministry

pignon, haiti

br. leven and bc students served the people of haiti and provided assistance with a new parish school.

volcán, panama

fr. brendan led a group of focus missionaries to assist with a catholic sports camp.

comayagua, honduras

fr. brendan led focus missionaries on a trip to assist the missioners of christ with evangilization.

san antonio, tx

fr. simon led a group of bc men to serve catholic charities and others in need.

monks in europe

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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

serving in india

Fr. Meinrad travels to Calcutta, India, each year to lead retreats for the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order founded by Mother Teresa. Fr. Meinrad also led a pilgrimage touring Benedictine sites in Italy.

abbot james albers

Abbot James, along with all of the abbots of Benedictine communities around the world, will convene for the Congress of Abbots in Rome.

br. luke turner

Br. Luke has been appointed to the International Benedictine Finance Council, assisting Abbot Primate Notker Wolf with financial matters. He travels to Rome twice annually for meetings.

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.

studies

Fr. Daniel is working with former Papal Latinist Fr. Reginal Foster on a series of books detailing “Reggie’s” method of Latin instruction. Fr. Marion Charboneau completed doctoral studies in history and is working on his dissertation on the Civil War. He is serving as a professor at Benedictine College.

highlights

• Offering retreats for: college students, sisters, priests, and the imprisoned in

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,

Indiana, Kansas, and Missouri • Giving talks to youth and church groups • Witnessing marriages for alumni and friends • Confirmations in Kansas • Monks forming FOCUS and SPO missionaries • March for Life in Washington D.C. • Hosted 2015 Junior Institute – forming monks from around the country

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.

Monks staff six parishes in Northeast Kansas providing the sacraments to more than 1,400 families.

1,403

Families served by monastic pastors.

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Masses celebrated in parishes and chaplaincies daily.

Monks celebrate Masses and provide reconciliation each day for the students, parishioners, prisoners, and sisters whom they serve as chaplains.

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

confirmations throughout ks celebrating masses on ewtn - al

fr. brendan rolling

focus - az, co, fl, ga, mn, mo, & pa witnessing marriages - mo & mn

fr. meinrad miller

leading retreats - in, mo, & ne witnessing marriages - co, ks, & mo

fr. matthew habiger

offering conferences - al & nc retreats for prison oblates - co

fr. jay kythe

courage international- mi witnessing marriages - mo & mn

br. leven harton

youth ministry - ks mi vocations work - ks, mo, & tn

fr. roderic giller

jesus caritas - az hospice, prison, & military ministry - ks

fr. jeremy heppler

leading retreats - ks witnessing marriages - mn

fr. simon baker

leading pilgrimages & retreats - co, fl, ks, & tx witnessing marriages mo & tx

fr. maurice haefling

care for holy cross abbey - co congregation finance council work - il

These are just a few of the good works done by the monks – always striving for the good of the world and the glory of God.