ing a winter scene photo of Engelberg Abbey in Switzerland. This is the monastery that sent monks here to Conception in 1873 to found the monastery of Conception Abbey. You can see the beautiful mountains they left in Switzerland when they came to the plains of northwest Missouri. I visited Engelberg once in 1980 and absolutely loved the scenery there. At first our monastery here in Missouri was called New Engelberg (New Mount Angel), but it was later changed to use the name of the town which had been named in honor of the Immaculate Conception. So today we are known as Conception Abbey.I had a very enjoyable visit in Kansas City last weekend with my family. We did a lot of visiting and I also got a lot of good rest. I returned on Monday afternoon.
The new bishop of the diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri visited here Sunday until today. His name is Bishop James Johnston. He was a priest in the diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee until named a bishop this past spring. On Monday evening he prayed vespers with the monastic community and ate the evening meal with us.
It has rained the last couple of days. Not heavy rain but enough to keep the farmers from continuing their harvesting.
This next weekend I will be giving the retreat to the oblates of our monastery. There should be between 40-45 attending the retreat.
1 comment:
Another Awesome Blog, Fr. Kenneth!
Thank you for the updates and stories of Conception Abbey!Every visit here is a mini-vacation! Thank you so much! Vic Brulez
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