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  Father Francis Forster, O.S.B. 1932-2023 Father Francis Forster, O.S.B., a monk and priest of Belmont Abbey, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 11. He was in the ninetieth year of his life, the sixty-fifth year of monastic profession, and the fifty-ninth year of priesthood. Father Francis served in the faculty […]

2023 Feast of St. Benedict March 21 is the traditional date for the death of St. Benedict. In the proper liturgical calendar of our Congregation of monasteries, March 21 is the major feast for St. Benedict each year. St. Benedict’s Day has traditionally been a holiday for the college. The monks invite the bishop and […]

On Wednesday March 8, 2023 the Monks of Belmont Abbey as well as friends of the Abbey celebrated the Diaconate Ordination Mass of Brother James, who God-willing will be ordained a priest of Jesus Christ in 2024. “Society is really bad at helping people become happy. I tried doing what the culture said would make […]

When you think of a monk, you may think about worship or service. A member of the monastery for 14 years, Br. Tobiah Abbot is an example of faith and stability. In addition to his monastic commitments, Br. Tobiah has kept his side passion on tap ever since he discovered it in 1987. Br. Tobiah […]

In March, the monks started the recovery of the long lost monastic garden, peacefully located behind the Music Building. After weeding and cultivating the soil, we began the garden anew, sowing the seeds, we pray, in good soil. Now, recent days have blessed us with burgeoning signs of hope, as eager sprouts rise from the […]

Father Arthur J. Pendleton, O.S.B passed over to the Lord on Friday evening, February 21, at Belmont Abbey, in the 60th year of his monastic profession and the 56th year of his priesthood. He was born in Providence, RI, on January 24, 1930, the son of Arthur N. and Mary Agnes Ryan Pendleton. After earning […]

Br. Bede (Daniel) McKeon professed simple vows (for three years) and received the monastic hood at Mass on the Memorial of Saints Maur and Placid, January 15, 2020.  Present for the profession and celebration were the members of the monastic community, priests of the Diocese of Charlotte, members of the College community, as well as […]

Br. Leo (Sean) Young professed simple vows (for three years) and received the monastic hood at the Mass for the Feast of St. Benedict, Patriarch of Western Monasticism on July 11, 2019.  Present for the profession and celebration were the members of the monastic community, priests of the Diocese of Charlotte, members of the College […]

Father Kieran Neilson died peacefully in the Lord at Belmont Abbey on Wednesday, February 27, strengthened by the sacraments. Alexander Patrick Neilson, known as Paddy to his family and friends, was born on July 2, 1932 in Charlotte, NC, the son of the late Alexander J. and Catherine Jones Neilson. He attended O’Donoghue School in […]

Our postulant, Daniel McKeon, was clothed in the monastic habit and received the name Br. Bede at Vespers (evening prayer) on January 14, 2019.  This ceremony marks the beginning of the Novitiate, which will continue for him until January 15, 2020.  The Novitiate is a period of formation and instruction in the monastic way of […]