VATICAN CITY, MAY 3, 2010 – Translation of the eulogy Pope Benedict XVI delivered during the funeral liturgy for Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, 98. The funeral was held in Saint Peter’s Basilica. Cardinal Mayer, retired at the time of his… Read More
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Paul Augustin Cardinal Mayer, O.S.B. Chair in Sacramental Theology
The Saint Benedict Education Foundation announces the establishment of the Paul Augustin Cardinal Mayer, O.S.B., Chair in Sacramental Theology. Establishment of this scholarship will enable Sant’ Anselmo to hire a full-time professor in Sacramental Theology. Cardinal Mayer was born on… Read More
Faith Seeking Understanding, Summer, 2009
New Prior at Sant’ Anselmo
Father Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B., will assume the office of Prior of Sant’ Anselmo in September 2009. As such, he will be responsible for the daily operations of a large and complex international community—home to Benedictines of many nations, cultures, and… Read More
New Rector at Sant’ Anselmo
Father Juan Javier Flores Arcas, O.S.B., was elected Rector of the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant’ Anselmo on March 19, 2009, with his election being confirmed by the Holy See on April 3, 2009. Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, O.S.B. oversaw the… Read More
New Book On Appreciating The Liturgy
Father Ed Mazich, O.S.B., our Foundation President, recommends a book written by two Monks, Appreciating the Collect: An Irenic Methodology, edited by Father James Leachman of Ealing Abbey, London, and Father Daniel McCarthy of Saint Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, Kansas. Theology… Read More
Cardinal Opens School Year
Cardinal Antonio Cañizares-Llovera, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, gave the principal address at the official opening of the academic year at Sant’ Anselmo in October. Cardinal Cañizares-Llovera’s address touched upon the… Read More
New President
Father Benoit Alloggia, O.S.B., of Noiseau, France, has been appointed the new president of the Saint Benedict Education Foundation. A monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, he attended high school in France, earned degrees in philosophy from Saint Thomas Pontifical University… Read More
Congress of Abbots 2008
Sant’ Anselmo hosted the Congress of Abbots September 18-27, 2008. The congress, held every four years, gathers the abbots of all Benedictine monasteries, the abbot presidents of all Benedictine congregations, and the priors of dependent houses. The are approximately 260… Read More
New Liturgical Institute Leader
Father Ephrem Carr, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk of St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana, and a long-time member of the faculty at Sant’ Anselmo, was elected President of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute on November 13, 2008. Following approval by Abbot Primate… Read More