Wimmer Wednesday. Boniface Wimmer’s focus was on education and ministry. From that all else would follow. “A large German population would be found near the monastery, much as in the Middle Ages, villages, towns, and cities sprang up near Benedictine abbeys. Then the monks could expect a large number of Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. Boniface Wimmer’s early conclusions on mission development. “Father Boniface points out further how once upon a time the conversion of England, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Hungary and Poland was, to a large extent, carried out by the Benedictine Order, and in such a manner that it lasted for Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. Boniface Wimmer’s early plans focused on German immigrants. “Father Boniface goes on to explain that he does not intend to speak about missions to the Indians, nor about parishes in towns or in the country, nor about established congregations, which already have churches, schools, and priests; he only Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. Boniface Wimmer, the “projektenmacher begins to deeply consider the need for missionaries to America. “I have given much thought to the question of how they might be practically assisted. It is not difficult to understand what should be done—more German-speaking priests should be found laboring for the spiritual Read more