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Seek Things Above

Mount Angel Institute

77 episodes

1 month ago

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemn Profession of Monastic Vows of Father Michael Shrum, OSB, on September 12, 2025. We give thanks to God for Father Michael's monastic vocation, now as a permanent member of our monastic community. Please pray for him. For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Websi...

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Religion & Spirituality

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Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemn Profession of Monastic Vows of Father Michael Shrum, OSB, on September 12, 2025. We give thanks to God for Father Michael's monastic vocation, now as a permanent member of our monastic community. Please pray for him. For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Websi...

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Homily for the Mass of Solemn Profession (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemn Profession of Monastic Vows of Father Michael Shrum, OSB, on September 12, 2025. We give thanks to God for Father Michael's monastic vocation, now as a permanent member of our monastic community. Please pray for him. For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Websi...

1 month ago

13 minutes

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Homily for the Mass of Simple Profession of Monastic Vows (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Simple Profession of Monastic Vows of Brother Jonah (Townsen) Poissant, OSB, on September 8, 2025. Please pray for Brother Jonah as he continues his monastic formation as a junior monk under the guidance of the Junior Master, Father Israel Sanchez, OSB. For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Ab...

1 month ago

12 minutes

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Homily for the Mass of the Holy Spirit (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Mass of the Holy Spirit celebrated for the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year at Mount Angel Seminary on August 25. For more talks and homilies from Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

2 months ago

9 minutes

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Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during the community Mass in the Abbey church on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15, 2025. For more talks and homilies from Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

2 months ago

9 minutes

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Homily for the Solemnity of St. Benedict (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemnity of St. Benedict on Friday, July 11, 2025, during Mass in the Abbey church. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

3 months ago

10 minutes

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Homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi, on Sunday, June 22, 2025, during Mass in the Abbey church. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

4 months ago

9 minutes

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Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, abbot of Mount Angel Abbey, preached this homily on the Solemnity of Pentecost on June 8, 2025, during Mass in the Abbey church. For more talks and homilies from Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homilies/ See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

4 months ago

8 minutes

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Homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (2025)

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on June 1, 2025, on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

5 months ago

9 minutes

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Homily for the Closing of the Annual Monastic Retreat

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preaches at the Mass of the renewal of monastic vows which closes the Abbey’s annual community retreat in the Abbey church on Friday, May 23, 2025. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

5 months ago

8 minutes

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Homily for the Opening of the Annual Monastic Retreat 2025

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on May 19, 2025, for the beginning of the monastic community's annual retreat with Fr. Ignacio Llorente, SSJ. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

5 months ago

3 minutes

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Homily for the Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV

On May 13, 2025, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during a Pontifical Mass of Thanksgiving offered in the Abbey church for our new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV, formally Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States, was elected as the 267th Bishop of Rome on May 8, 2025. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

5 months ago

6 minutes

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Homily for the Requiem Mass for Pope Francis

On April 29, 2025, the monks of Mount Angel Abbey celebrated a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, celebrated the Mass and offered this homily for the occasion. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

6 months ago

8 minutes

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Homily for the Paschal Vigil with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB

On April 19, 2025, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily in the Abbey church for the Paschal Vigil. Listen to more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

6 months ago

11 minutes

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Homily for Good Friday with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB

On April 18, 2025, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during Mass in the Abbey church for Good Friday. Listen to more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

6 months ago

11 minutes

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Homily for Holy Thursday with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB

On April 17, 2025, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during Mass in the Abbey church for Holy Thursday. Listen to more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

6 months ago

11 minutes

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Homily for the Funeral Mass of Abbot Nathan Zodrow, OSB

On April 12, 2025, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the funeral Mass of Abbot Nathan Zodrow, OSB, the tenth abbot of Mount Angel. Abbot Nathan served as abbot from 2001 to 2009. He was first professed as a monk of Mount Angel on September 8, 1974, and was ordained to the priesthood on April 16, 1988. He died on April 8, 2025. “Eternal rest, grant unto Abbot Nathan, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.” See more content ...

6 months ago

14 minutes

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Underground Symbols of Christianity with Christine Schlesser

In this first lecture of the winter/spring 2025 Christian in the World lecture series on “The Language of Iconography,” Christine Schlesser, Director of the Classical Iconography Institute, speaks about the development of symbols in early Christianity and how we recognize those symbols today. The Christian in the World lecture series, sponsored by Mount Angel Institute, is an integrated program of study, prayer and discussion for Christians who want to live their faith more deeply. The progra...

6 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes

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Homily for the Feast of the Passing of Saint Benedict

On Friday, March 21, 2025, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Feast of the Passing of St. Benedict in the Abbey church. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

7 months ago

11 minutes

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Homily for the 9th Anniversary of his Abbatial Election with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB

In this homily, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, gives thanks to God for his monastic community on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of his abbatial election. On March 12, 2016, the monks of Mount Angel Abbey elected Abbot Jeremy as the 12th abbot of their community. Learn more about Abbot Jeremy here. See more content from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary below: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Support Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary

7 months ago

3 minutes

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Learning to See: Discovering the Beauty Around You with Helen Bouchard

In this talk given on January 25, 2025 at the Mount Angel Abbey library, Silverton artist Helen Bouchard shares how anyone can learn to see and appreciate beauty like an artist does by practicing certain ways of seeing the world. Bouchard was the Mount Angel Institute's Artist-in-Residence for the month of February. She is also an employee in the Abbey Bookstore and Coffeehouse. You can learn more about Bouchard and her artwork at https://www.helenbouchard.com/. Learn more about programs and ...

8 months ago

52 minutes