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Benedictine Oblate Newsletters & Programs

Read the oblate newsletters of Benedictine oblate programs.  This page also has  links to the oblate programs at monasteries, links the monasteries' main web site, and links to maps of the monasteries' locations. Take an Internet pilgrimage.



 + United States +

National

Newsletter of the North American Association of Benedictine Oblate Directors

Like most association newsletters the NAABOD newsletter is heavy on administrative topics, but in addition there are always good resources included and general info I enjoy learning.



Arizona

Newsletter of the Tucson Oblate Chapter of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration oblate program

Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (mother house) also have oblate chapters listed on their
Contacts Page including:

Clyde, Missouri
Phoenix, Arizona
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Dayton, Wyoming

Benedictine Monastery
800 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716-4583
Map


Florida

Newsletter of the St. Leo Abbey oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)

St. Leo Abbey
33601 State Road 52
Saint Leo, Florida 33574-2350
Map


Illinois

Newsletter of the St. Procopius Abbey oblate program

St. Procopius Abbey
5601 College Road
Lisle, Illinois 60532
Map


Indiana

Newsletter of the Saint Meinrad Archabbey oblate program

Saint Meinrad Archabbey
200 Hill Drive
St. Meinrad, IN 47577
Map by Saint Meinrad Archabbey

Wow, Saint Meinrad has a good
Internet presence, including Twitter and Facebook.  Well done monks!

There are 11 archabbeys in the world, two are in the USA

Saint Meinrad Archabbey has oblate chapters in the following cities:

Bloomington, IN
Bronx, NY
Cincinnati, OH
Dayton, OH
Evansville, IN
Farmingdale, NY
Haubstadt, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Jasper, IN
Lancaster, OH
Lancaster, PA
Louisville, KY
Madison, IN
Memphis, TN
Merrillville, IN
Muncie, IN
Reynoldsburg, OH
St. Meinrad, IN
Tell City, IN
 

Newsletter of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand oblate program

Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana
802 East 10th Street
Ferdinand, Indiana 47532
Map


Kansas

Newsletter of the St. Benedict's Abbey oblate program (I could not find a web page of the oblate program itself.)

St. Benedict's Abbey
1020 N. Second St.
Atchison, KS 66002
Map


Kentucky

Newsletter of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery oblate program

Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery
2500 Amsterdam Road
Covington, KY 41017
Map


Massachusetts

Newsletter of the Glastonbury Abbey oblate program
 

Glastonbury Abbey
16 Hull Street
Hingham, MA 02043
Map

"Glastonbury Abbey was named after a famous medieval monastery in southwest England, Somersetshire, near Bath and Wells. Famed for its legendary history of being the earliest site of Christianity in England, with a shrine to Mary, the monastery rose to greatness especially under Saint Dunstan who became Archbishop of Canterbury."
 


Michigan

Newsletter of the St. Benedict Monastery oblate program 

St. Benedict Monastery
2711 E. Drahner Rd.
Oxford, Michigan 48370
Map


Minnesota

Newsletter of the Saint John's Abbey oblate program

Saint John's Abbey
31802 County Road 159
Collegeville, MN 56321
Map

"Liturgical Press (founded by Saint John's Abbey in 1926). For readers across the world, Liturgical Press is known for its publications for both the popular and the academic market."
 


Missouri

See Arizona and the Tucson Oblate Chapter of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.


North Carolina

Newsletter of the Belmont Abbey oblate program

Belmont Abbey Benedictine Monastery
100 Belmont-Mt Holly Road
Belmont, North Carolina, 28012
Map

 


North Dakota

Newsletter of the Annunciation Monastery oblate program

Annunciation Monastery
7520 University Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504
Map


Oklahoma

Newsletter of Saint Joseph Monastery oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)

Saint Joseph Monastery
2200 South Lewis Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114
Map

See Arizona and the Tucson Oblate Chapter of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.


Oregon

Newsletter of the Queen of Angels Monastery oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)

Queen of Angels Monastery
840 S. Main Street
Mt. Angel
OR 97362
Map


Pennsylvania

Newsletter of the Saint Vincent Archabbey oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)

Saint Vincent Archabbey
300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, PA 15650-2686
Map

The first Benedictine monastery in the United States, founded in 1846


Rhode Island

Newsletter of the Portsmouth Abbey oblate program

Portsmouth Abbey
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
02871-1352
Map

The monastery belongs to the English Benedictine Congregation (the oldest of the 21 Benedictine Congregations)


South Dakota

Newsletter of the Sacred Heart Monastery oblate program

Sacred Heart Monastery
1005 West 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078
Map

Sacred Heart Monastery has oblate chapters in Yankton  and Sioux Falls, SD


Virginia

Newsletter of the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)
 

Benedictine Sisters of Virginia
9535 Linton Hall Rd.
Bristow, VA 20136
Map


Washington state

Newsletter of the Saint Martin's Abbey oblate program

Saint Martin's Abbey
5300 Pacific Ave. SE
Lacey, WA 98503-7500
Map


Wyoming

See Arizona and the Tucson Oblate Chapter of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.



+ Canada +

Newsletter of the St. Peter's Abbey oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)

St. Peter's Abbey
Muenster SK S0K 2Y0
Map



+ England and Scotland +

Newsletter of the Douai Abbey oblate program

Douai Abbey
Upper Woolhampton
Reading, Berkshire
RG7 5TQ
England
Map

Jan 11  The Douai Abbey also has Oblate Chapters in:

Woolhampton
Norwich
the West Midlands
London
and is planning one for Ormskirk, Lancs. 

 

Newsletter of the Pluscarden Abbey oblate program

Pluscarden Abbey
Elgin, Morayshire,
IV30 8UA
Scotland,
United Kingdom
Map

Newsletter of the Prinknash Abbey oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)

Prinknash Abbey
Gloucester
GL4 8EX
England UK
Map



+ Australia +

Newsletter of the New Norcia Benedictine Community oblate program (on the same web page as the newsletter)

Benedictine Community of New Norcia
New Norcia
Western Australia 6509
Map



+ Footnotes +

Please, please email me with any corrections, additions, thank you.

Photo credit:
Scallop Shell by
CraigPJ and is used subject to license

The shell was the symbol of medieval pilgrims as they made their way across Europe.  A favorite destination was
Santiago de Compostella in northwest Spain (my blog on the topic).  There is growing interest in reviving the old pilgrim roads in Europe and the spiritual journey they represent.

 

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