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A Day In Italy
Wimmer Wednesday “We rise at 6:00 am and meditate from 6:30 to 7:00 am. Then we have Prime and Masses. Breakfast (a little coffee or chocolate) follows and then work. At 11:00 am, a high Mass is sung by the Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “We rise at 6:00 am and meditate from 6:30 to 7:00 am. Then we have Prime and Masses. Breakfast (a little coffee or chocolate) follows and then work. At 11:00 am, a high Mass is sung by the Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “Thus far, we have had a very enjoyable voyage, except that on February 3, a very heavy storm rose from the southwest and lasted for 12 hours. Our old Canada endured, though with pants and groans. It was Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “If the saying is true, ‘where your treasure is there is your heart,’ who could be surprised that we love what we accomplished with so much labor?” BONIFACE WIMMER TO KARL VON REISACH St. Vincent, August 7, 1854 Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “It becomes increasingly clear that the prejudice commonly held against Americans–that they do not want to become priests–is unfounded. I am sure that in a short time I will have 100 boys, or as many as I can Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “Like Noah’s ark, all sorts of creatures from everywhere gather under our roof. Often, too, useless creatures, who disappear after a while or get thrown out, come. To him who knocks, the door is opened. Some leave soon, Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “Learning and pastoral care are attended to with all zeal and energy wherever Benedictines enter the field. To erect a German seminary was my aim. It has been fulfilled to a great extent.” BONIFACE WIMMER TO GREGORY SCHERR Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “We have enlarged and beautified our monastery considerably, as can be seen from the small sketch I am pleased to enclose. The monastery is seen here from the northwest, facing the nearby railroad. There are almost 200 of Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “We are striving to set up everywhere churches and schools at our own expense in order to get a firm hold on the youth so as not to have to abandon them to unbelief.” BONIFACE WIMMER TO KING Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “If you have intelligence, you must put it to use. One cannot remain still. You must move forward, venture upon new enterprises even though it means taking great chances, with this difference, however, that to cover for any Read more…
Wimmer Wednesday “I have determined that our monasteries should not be simply schools for religion and learning, but should also serve as custodians of the fine arts and thus foster greater appreciation for culture.” BONIFACE WIMMER TO KING LUDWIG I Read more…