Posts by Conception Abbey
Easter Monday Tradition
The monks are happy to continue a tradition that has gone on for many years. On Easter Monday the monastic community welcomes the Benedictine sisters from Clyde for evening prayer and supper. It is always a fitting way to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord.
Read MoreHappy Easter
Dear Friends, Christ is Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia! Happy Easter to all of you! We had a beautiful celebration of the Easter Vigil, beginning in darkness at 4:30 a.m., but concluding in the light of a new day. May the Risen Christ fill your heart with joy and peace during this Easter season.
Read MoreTriduum, Pt. II
The Good Friday celebration at the Abbey was beautiful and moving as always. Here are several pictures from the liturgy thanks to seminarian Dave Sotelo (Wichita).
Read MoreTriduum
These days of the Sacred Triduum at Conception are very beautiful and a powerful experience. It is good to have many guests with us for the liturgical celebrations. Yesterday we celebrated Holy Thursday, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Abbot Gregory presided at the Eucharist and participated in the Washing of Feet. Below: Seminarian Dave…
Read MoreMid-Week Update
Some recent rain has brought the nice green color out in the grass and signs of spring are starting to bud everywhere. After yesterday’s rain, the sun came out later in the afternoon and campus looks beautiful at sunset. This aerial shot captures all of the buildings on campus. In the monastery chapter room, the…
Read MoreCoffee Shop Night
The seminary talent show evening held every spring is called “Coffee Shop Night.” The evening event featured numerous musical acts, videos, and a lot of humor. The seminarians are a talented group, especially from a musical perspective, much of which was showcase in the night of entertainment.
Read MoreBoard of Regents
Our Board of Regents is meeting this weekend. The meetings began Friday afternoon and continue today. The Board helps Conception Seminary College with strategic planning and offering various kinds of insight and direction. Yesterday afternoon the monastic and seminary community gathered for Mass and the principal celebrant and homilist was Archbishop George Lucas of the…
Read MoreBishop Kemme Visits
Bishop Kemme of the Diocese of Wichita is visiting his men at Conception Seminary College these days. He arrived Tuesday evening and will stay through our Board of Regents meetings this weekend. Bishop Kemme will have a chance to visit with the seminarians from his Diocese who are studying in our seminary college. There are…
Read MoreFr. Timothy Enters Eternal Rest
At 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, our beloved confrere, Father Timothy Schoen, O.S.B., passed unexpectedly into eternity. Earlier in the evening, Father Timothy had informed our Infirmary staff that he was having difficulty breathing. He was taken by ambulance to the emergency room of the Mosaic Life Center in St. Joseph, MO, where efforts to…
Read MoreLenten Conferences
On Tuesday evenings during Lent, the monks have a community conference after Vespers. Abbot Gregory decided to have some of the members give presentations on the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy. These works are particularly good areas of reflection during this Jubilee Year of Mercy. This evening Br. Anselm gave a conference on the…
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