“Never lose courage, always hope for the best, and do not fear opposition and obstacles. Rather, overcome courageously, place child-like trust in God, and never lose sight of the firm, certain goal. That is what a man, a priest, a monastic must be able to do.”
—Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.
—From Boniface Wimmer, Abbot of Saint Vincent in Pennsylvania, translated by Dr. Maria Von Mickwitz and Father Warren Murrman, O.S.B., editor.
Wimmer Wednesday. A close encounter with a serpent: During my most recent stay at St. Mary’s I was almost bitten by a rattle snake; no one had ever seen one there before. I went with Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. Boniface Wimmer described the establishment in St. Marys as follows: To the north of Carrolltown is our third place, at St. Maria, about 80 miles from the former. The parish there has about Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. The outpost at Carrolltown is described by Boniface Wimmer as consisting of a wooden farm house and a chapel. The Sunday after the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1849, the corner stone was Read more