Assumption Abbey4 days ago7 minFr Paul's June NewsletterDear Friends, Mid June, 2022 I likely will never tire of driving the back...
Assumption AbbeyMay 246 min50 Days of Easter TideDear Friends, The drive to the monastery provided splendid assurance that God’s favorite color is green. And whoever said that green and...
Assumption AbbeyApr 1810 minHoly Week 2022Dear Friends, When I left the Hermitage Spiritual Retreat Center for the monastery, spring had left daffodils and forsythia as her...
Assumption AbbeyApr 182 minMarch 29th Homily - Fr Alberic FarbolinBrothers, we all feel our hearts warmed and gladdened by today’s gospel account of the man, lame, unable to walk who, with a word from...
Assumption AbbeyMar 75 minAsh WednesdayDear Friends, It was a gorgeous day as I left for the monastery, with a bright sun glittering on the melting snow. But there was sadness...
Assumption AbbeyJan 318 minFr Paul's January 2022 News LetterDear Friends, January, 2022 As the old carol puts it, “In the...
Assumption AbbeyDec 28, 20216 minChristmas 2021My Dear Friends, Peaceful was the drive through rural Missouri, the black trees silhouetted against the browned fields and a gentle grey...
Assumption AbbeyAug 31, 20217 minFr Pauls August NewsletterDear Friends, August, 2021 On the drive to my August week at the monastery,...
Assumption AbbeyJul 29, 20216 minFr Pauls July 2021 NewsletterJuly 2021 Dear Friends, As I drove toward the monastery, the summer’s flower derby was nearing an end -- with Queen Anne’s Lace...
Assumption AbbeyJun 21, 20217 minFr Pauls June 2021 NewsletterDear Friends, As I drove away from the Hermitage Spiritual Retreat Center, I was achingly thankfully. The local United Methodist Church's...
Assumption AbbeyMay 24, 20217 minAscension Week to PentecostDear Friends, Last weekend was as glorious as one could ever hope -- bluest of sunny skies, temperature at 75, with a gentle coaxing...
Assumption AbbeyApr 26, 20219 minNewsletter 4-19 to 4-25, 2021Third Week of Easter Dear Friends, It seems that everything that grows competes each spring to present itself as the most beautiful...
Assumption AbbeyFeb 22, 20216 minAsh Wednesday WeekDear Friends, Sunday the temperatures plunged to 2 above, and the weather prophecy was for blizzard snow overnight and into Monday. Fr....
Assumption AbbeyJan 28, 20216 minFr Paul's January News LetterDear Friends, January, 2021 It was a grey, brown, and wintry day as I drove south from the Hermitage Spiritual Retreat Center for my...
Assumption AbbeyOct 19, 20206 minFr Pauls October NewsletterDear Friends, October, 2020 As I left the Hermitage Spiritual Retreat Center, we were probably one third of the way through a strange...
Assumption AbbeyJul 20, 20207 minFr Paul July News LetterDear Friends, July 13-19. 2020 It is truly a “Lazy-Daisy Summer,” as we called it as children. But the “daisy” part, represented by the...
Assumption AbbeyJun 24, 20203 minMay News LetterDear Associates and Friends, The Lord be with you. The Solemnity of Pentecost, which closes the Paschal season by celebrating the coming...
Assumption AbbeyJun 22, 20207 minFr Paul June News LetterDear Friends, June, 2020 It has been 16 weeks since I was last at the monastery, missing four of the regularly scheduled weeks -- as the...
Assumption AbbeyApr 22, 20205 minMarch / April NewsletterDear Associates and Friends, A BLESSED & HAPPY EASTER SEASON! This Lent and Easter season turns out to be special this year for the whole...
Assumption AbbeyMar 2, 20207 minAsh WednesdayDear Friends, Ash Wednesday Week Our spring rains began early, washing the world all the way to the monastery. It was only a week since I...