Recently Sr. Adriana Gacikova, S. Praem. and Sr. Therese Falcon, S. Praem. from the Congregation of Norbertine Sisters in California visited the abbey. They were in town as part of the 900th Anniversary of the founding of the Norbertine Order. The sisters gave a presentation at St. Norbert College to students, faculty, and the community about the founding of their order and way of life in California.
As the situation overseas in Afghanistan continues, refugee aid groups are struggling to find housing for the thousands of evacuated refugees. This is also being done during one of the most challenging and expensive housing markets we have seen in years. Often there is a need for temporary housing until a more permanent solution can be secured. St. Norbert Abbey has opened its doors and is housing refugees during this transitional period.
June 23, 1931 – September 26, 2021 Father Conan Patrick Mulrooney, O. Praem., age 90, a member of the Norbertine Community of St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, WI, and a Norbertine priest, passed into God’s eternal kingdom on September 26, 2021. Fr. Mulrooney was born on June 23, 1931 in Rhinelander, WI to the late […]
St. Norbert Abbey and Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity are pleased to announce a joint sponsorship to build a house for a local family on the west side of Green Bay. Groundbreaking for the new construction took place in October 2021 with the project to be completed in 2022.
February 26, 1932 – July 31, 2021 Abbot Emeritus Evermode Thomas DeWane, O. Praem., age 89, a member of the Norbertine Community of St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, WI, and a Norbertine priest, passed into God’s eternal kingdom on July 31, 2021. Abbot DeWane was born on February 26, 1932 in Green Bay, WI to […]
The National Shrine of St. Joseph, a ministry of the Norbertine Community of St. Norbert Abbey, has expanded the leadership of the Shrine to further serve the needs of its visitors and pilgrims.
St. Norbert Abbey Prays special Vespers
Vespers with prayers of reparation for all victims of sexual abuse was held on Monday, March 1 at St. Norbert Abbey.
Norbertine convents are branches on the family tree of the Norbertine Order that live according to the inspiration of St. Norbert (1080-1134) and the Rule of St. Augustine. Until 1997, Norbertine sisters and nuns (also known as canonesses) only had convents in Europe. Fortunately, since founding two houses in California, American female Norbertine communities continue to grow in numbers, faith, and spirit.
Norbertine life has a cloistered aspect, and even a time for hermitage, but a hermitage period and a period of quarantine are two very different things.
During a time when we are so physically separated from one another, community is more important than ever. Even in religious life, there is a new dynamic… The post Podcast Episode 045: Made for Community appeared first on St. Norbert Abbey.
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