The Year 2022 in Review  “The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!” The blessing from the Book of Numbers is well known and used in liturgical prayer by all Christian denominations. This blessing is very dear to me. I am writing the first blog message for the mission office during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18 through 25).  At the Last Supper, Jesus prayed that his followers be one! History and events of long ago have brought division. It took decades before religi ..read more

An Advent Message from Bro. Tobias Dammert, OSB ..read more

An All Souls Message from Bro. Tobias, OSB ..read more

We are pleased to share with you video #4 that the Conference of Mission Procurators commissioned. It features monastic life at St. Maurus Abbey, Hanga, Tanzania. Other videos on the Benedictine Mission House Blog: October 2021     Education – Ndanda Abbey March 2022         Healthcare – Ndanda Hospital May 2022             Environment – Holy Spirit Abbey, Mvimwa We Missionary Benedictines are grateful for the prayerful and financial support of so many friends. God bless you ..read more

Natural disasters challenge us to treasure the environment and care for it. As Missionary Benedictines, we try to make an effort wherever we serve to care for the earth and its many gifts, especially the crops we harvest for our daily sustenance. The Conference of Mission Procurators’ dispatched the videographer team to Holy Spirit Abbey in Mvimwa, Tanzania, to capture not only the beauty of the land, but also to highlight what with proper use of modern technology can be achieved. The friends and supporters of the Benedictine Mission House have generously reached out to our monks of Mvimwa ov ..read more

With the newly released video on healthcare, commissioned by the Procurators’ Conference of our Congregation, we highlight the work you, dear friends, made possible thanks to your prayerful and financial support. Ndanda Abbey in Tanzania is not only a spiritual center for clergy, religious, and laity, but also a “monastic village” that has grown around the monastery with retreat house, workshops, schools, and especially its hospital. Enjoy this video and at the same time accept our THANK YOU for being faithful supporters of the Mission House in Schuyler, NE, whenever we present a project. Heal ..read more

Greetings during this First Week of Lent! Please know that we monks remember you in our prayers, especially at the celebration of daily Eucharist. We certainly live in challenging times with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine going on and the many suffering people and refugees. Let us pray fervently that the Holy Spirit will guide world leaders as they seek a peaceful solution. There has been too much bloodshed already and destruction. People of good will have responded to relief efforts. God bless all who care for their neighbors without even knowing them. On a more positive site: Fr. U ..read more

Through the generosity of our friends from near and far, we could again respond to individual requests of missionaries and help not only our monasteries in Africa , Asia, Europe and South America, but with specific projects. Lent AppealChrist the King Priory, Tororo, Uganda Housing and assistance towards self-sustainability Sacred Heart Appeal St. Therese Priory, Katibunga, Zambia Farming and poultry project Novena Appeal Hanga Abbey – Coland Secondary School Dormitory and monks residence All Souls Appeal Blessed Gerard Care Center, Mandeni, South Africa Outreach ministry of Fr. Gerard Laglede ..read more

I am happy to share with our friends information provided by Fr. Javier, the Mission Procurator of our Congregation. The friends of the Mission House have generously supported projects for St. Theresa Monastery of Katibunga. Just this year, our friends helped the community with the poultry and farming project, one initiative the community took towards self-sustainability. Thank you for your help. Prayerful good wishes for a blessed Advent! Br. Tobias, OSB ..read more

An All Saints/All Souls Day Message from our Bro. Tobias ..read more