by Joseph Sandoval | Sep 9, 2022 | General
Beekeeping at the Abbey with Oblate Louise Nielsen! We are excited to share with you how our bee hives are doing and more about the bees and honey they produce. In this photo you see a white grate, this is called the queen excluder and it does exactly that! The worker...
by Joseph Sandoval | Aug 9, 2022 | General
Day 17: Sunday morning, the first thing after waking up is getting ready for an adventure to find the nearest church to partake in Mass. Lucky for us we got to go to Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul where the tomb of St. Paul is located. Then we made a trek to go see...
by Joseph Sandoval | Aug 9, 2022 | General
Day 13: Spent the day with Fr Peter who took us to Amsterdam and embarked on a guided boat tour through the canals of the city taking in the sites, one of which was the house containing the secret annex of Anne Frank and her family. Day 14: We departed from Amsterdam...
by Joseph Sandoval | Aug 3, 2022 | General
Day 12: Our first full day in the Netherlands, we began our journey to the east into Germany to visit some prominent historical sites known to the Norbertines. We made a small stop in Gennep to see the original Berne Abbey prior to the Reformation. Next went to...
by Joseph Sandoval | Aug 2, 2022 | General
We are excited to share the names of the new hermitages in our Norbertine Spirituality Center. There are four hermitages available for private retreats They offer an opportunity to escape the hectic schedule of daily life and enter more deeply into seclusion, prayer,...
by Joseph Sandoval | Aug 2, 2022 | General
Day 11: Today, we left Paris to venture onto Netherlands. We embarked by train and arrived later in the day in Utrecht by our fellow friend Fr. Peter Ambting. He introduced us to the area and gave a small tour of the city square. He shown us the cathedral of St....
