Wimmer Wednesday. Boniface Wimmer writes to those who would go with him to America. “Each one will take along what he possesses. Whatever may be left after the fare to America has been paid will be his until he makes his religious profession. After that it will belong to the Read more
Wimmer Wedneday. Boniface Wimmer continues in a letter to those who would go on his mission with him. “To that end you should consider it a privilege to be allowed to take part in a work like this. I will be glad to have good and zealous helpers. But you Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. Boniface Wimmer continues in a letter to those who would follow him to America. “What I know about America I have learned only from hearsay or from what I have read about it. I must be prepared to meet all possible emergencies. I am giving up a comfortable Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. As Boniface Wimmer got closer to his Mission to America, he penned these words to those who would go with him. “In reply to your communication regarding our proposed mission to America I wish to submit the following. If I rightly understand the tenor of your letter, you Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. A call to action. Boniface Wimmer writes: “Let us, therefore, no longer build air castles for our countrymen in America. Let us provide for their religious interests; then their domestic affairs will take care of themselves. Benedictine monasteries of the old style are the best means of checking Read more