The truth of these words was also proven in the young monastic community of St. Vincent. If it is true that “all beginnings are difficult,” it was all the more so for Fr. Boniface and his brothers, since they had to lay the ground work for a great endeavor far Read more…
“America is not Germany, and there is only one Bavaria. Many of the Bavarian immigrants who live out in the country have only water to drink, which is often not even good. If they knew that at home, most of them would have no reason to emigrate. I have already Read more…
“Will I take in yet more brothers? I would indeed be very happy to accept a cartwright, as well as a cabinet maker and a competent bricklayer who would be knowledgeable enough to draw up a building plan and work from it. I would also be happy to have a Read more…
“We do suffer a good deal from winter. There is nothing nastier than an American winter. Up until close to Christmas the weather is rather mild. However, then it gets ferociously cold. At times, there is pouring rain, then east and north winds bring loads of snow, which the southern Read more…
My parish covers a whole county of 42,000 inhabitants scattered over 19 towns and many individual farms. How long it takes for the shepherd to get to know his sheep! Those farthest away need eight to nine hours to get to church. Only when there will be more churches and Read more…