Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

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The Cardinal Newman Society has a very nice newsletter that presents topical news during the college year . The e-newsletter for today comments on a story from Catholic Exchange on Saint Benedict's, The One-Minute Monk . Abbot Placid Solari is shown here ; one can get a free copy of the Rule of St. Benedict! Good deal!

A perennial search for this blog is "Belmont Abbey." It is usually paired with "Tridentine," "Masses," etc. Belmont Abbey College is a college located in Charlotte, NC run by the Benedictines . Therefore, searches which pair "Belmont Abbey" with "Masses" are likely to lead to a dead end or to an article on how the College decided to change its health plan for religious reasons. The Monastery at Belmont Abbey is located on the campus of Belmont Abbey College: Belmont Abbey is a monastery of about twenty men, founded in 1876. Its members pray and work together according to the teachings of the Gospel and the wisdom of Saint Benedict. The Abbey is situated on a 700-acre campus in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. While it is positioned near the conveniences of urban life, it has preserved the benefits of its somewhat removed location, wh

Lifesite.net reports that Belmont Abbey College in Charlotte, NC has removed certain employee benefits that are at odds with a Roman Catholic institution of higher education. Here is a snippet: [...] President William Thierfelder said, "As a Roman Catholic institution, Belmont Abbey College is not able to and will not offer nor subsidize medical services that contradict the clear teaching of the Catholic Church. There was no other course of action possible if we were to operate in fidelity to our mission and to our identity as a Catholic college." In a letter to staff and faculty, Thierfeder answered the question: Were any faculty, staff or committees consulted on this change? He said, "No. The teaching of the Catholic Church on this moral issue is clear. The responsibility of the College as a Catholic College sponsored by the monks of Belmont Abbey to follow Church teaching is equally clear. There was no other course of action possible if we were to operate in fi