Posts by Conception Abbey
1,500 Miles…and Counting
As the temperatures get cooler, I am happy to announce that this week I reached my 1,500 mile biking goal for the year. All of my bike rides for the year began at the Abbey. The outdoor biking season is not necessarily over, but I prefer not to bike in temperatures below 50 degrees, especially if…
Read MoreI’m Digging it
The front of the monastery is not the most picturesque these days, as the construction and renovation project has turned to digging up the ground. This work has resulted in a couple of big mounds of dirt decorating the front yard. But, though unsightly, it must mean progress, and one step closer into moving into…
Read MoreNational Vocation Awareness Week
We celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 2nd – 8th, an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. This…
Read MoreAll the Saints
Bishop Carl Kemme, bishop of the Diocese of Wichita, celebrated the conventual Mass in the Basilica for the Solemnity of All Saints. It was his first visit to Conception Abbey and Seminary College since being ordained to the episcopate on May 1, 2014. The Basilica was decorated with various relics and floral arrangements for this…
Read MoreWork, Travel, and Baseball
I completed my first draft of the Fall-Winter issue of Tower Topics and sent it to my proofreaders. I received their edits and I am now working hard to make changes to the publication before sending it to the printer. Hopefully it will hit mailboxes in one month. It is always such a big project to work…
Read MoreFall Colors
It is the best time of the year to walk around campus. The fall colors are brilliant. For those of you who are not able to experience it firsthand, hopefully these pictures do it justice.
Read MoreSports Weekend
The Conception Seminary College “Thunder Cup” (Soccer/Volleyball tournament) began Saturday morning with the first round of soccer games. It was a beautiful and sunny fall day for soccer and everyone seemed to be in good spirits for some inter-seminary competition. Conception Seminary has two soccer fields, so four of the six teams in the tournament…
Read MoreBring the Noise
Saturday, Oct. 18– The long awaited Seminary Soccer-Volleyball Tournament is just around the corner. The seminarians are getting excited about it all. The six team round robin volleyball tournament begins at 7:00PM and will have teams from St. Joseph’s College Seminary (Chicago, IL), St. Meinrad (St. Meinrad, IN), St. Gregory the Great Seminary (Seward, NE),…
Read MoreFamily Weekend
This past weekend was Conception Seminary’s Family Weekend. Most parents arrived sometime on Saturday to check in on their sons. Hopefully everyone was found in good form. Saturday was a beautiful sunny day to walk around campus. One could see many younger siblings running around and enjoying themselves, hanging out with their older brothers. Families…
Read MoreThe Amazing Skies
Whether I am on a bike ride or just strolling around campus, I like to capture the beautiful skies around the Abbey. Here is a compilation of sky pictures over the past year or so. Enjoy.
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