Seek Things Above
The mission of the Mount Angel Institute is to share the rich ways of Mount Angel Abbey’s Benedictine monastic life with Church and World. In this podcast, we share talks from monks, faculty, and guest speakers at Mount Angel that generally focus on the rich ways of prayer, community life, deep reading or lectio divina, life centered on the Eucharist, Benedictine hospitality, arts and culture, and caring for the land and environment.
Mount Angel Abbey (Saint Benedict, Oregon) is a community of Benedictine monks founded in 1882 from the Abbey of Engelberg in Switzerland. Today, the community continues to serve the spiritual needs of western Oregon and beyond through the parish church of St. Mary’s, a seminary (founded in 1889), a guesthouse, and other works that welcome all visitors and guests in the spirit of Benedictine hospitality.
For more information about Mount Angel, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/.
Episodes
92 episodes
Homily for the Paschal Vigil (2026)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during the Paschal (Easter) Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jerem...
Homily for Good Friday (2026)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily for the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, April 3, 2026.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-t...
Homily for Holy Thursday (2026)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-tal...
Homily for the Transitus of Saint Benedict (2026)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the Feast of the Transitus of Saint Benedict, celebrated on March 21. This feast commemorates the death of Saint Benedict and his passing to eternal glory.For more talks and homilies by...
Homily for the 10th Anniversary of Abbot Jeremy's Abbatial Election
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on March 12, 2026, the 10th anniversary of his election as the 12th Abbot of Mount Angel Abbey.Please pray for Abbot Jeremy and the monks as they celebrate this milestone.For more t...
Homily for the Mass of Simple Profession (March 2026)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during Mass on the Second Sunday of Lent, March 1, 2026, for the Simple Profession of Vows of Br. Lazarus (Zachary) Sturm, OSB.View photos from the Mass: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCLRSg
Homily for Ash Wednesday (2026)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during Mass at Mount Angel Abbey on February 18, 2026, for Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey....
Homily for the Epiphany of the Lord
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during Mass at Mount Angel Abbey on January 4, 2026, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/...
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during Christmas Midnight Mass at Mount Angel Abbey on December 25, 2025.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jer...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8, 2025.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey....
Homily for Thanksgiving Day (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day on November 27, 2025.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-talks-homili...
Iconographic Faces of Mary
Mary, the mother of God, plays a central role in Christian art, and is portrayed in various ways. What do her faces reveal to us believers? In this fourth and final lecture of the winter/spring 2025 Christian in the World lecture se...
Becoming an Icon of God: Panel Discussion
In this third lecture from the winter/spring 2025 Christian in the World lecture series, Christine Schlesser, Executive Director of the Classical Iconography Institute, is joined by Patrick Tomassi, Emma Fitzgerald, Sarah Kuenzi and Father Chi-...
How Signs & Symbols Speak in Icons with Christine Schlesser
What do the positions of figures, colors, gestures, and symbols mean when encountering icons and Christian art? In this second lecture from the winter/spring 2025 Christian in the World lecture series, Christine Schlesser shares how to read an ...
Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemnity of All Saints on November 1, 2025.For more talks and homilies by Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/abbot-jeremy/abbot-jeremy-ta...
Homily for the Mass of Solemn Profession (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemn Profession of Monastic Vows of Father Michael Shrum, OSB, on September 12, 2025.We give thanks to God for Father Michael's monastic vocation, now as a permane...
Homily for the Mass of Simple Profession of Monastic Vows (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Simple Profession of Monastic Vows of Brother Jonah (Townsen) Poissant, OSB, on September 8, 2025.Please pray for Brother Jonah as he continues his monastic formatio...
Homily for the Mass of the Holy Spirit (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Mass of the Holy Spirit celebrated for the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year at Mount Angel Seminary on August 25.For more talks and homilies from Abbot Jeremy,...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily during the community Mass in the Abbey church on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15, 2025.For more talks and homilies from Abbot Jeremy...
Homily for the Solemnity of St. Benedict (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemnity of St. Benedict on Friday, July 11, 2025, during Mass in the Abbey church.
Homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi, on Sunday, June 22, 2025, during Mass in the Abbey church.
Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, abbot of Mount Angel Abbey, preached this homily on the Solemnity of Pentecost on June 8, 2025, during Mass in the Abbey church.For more talks and homilies from Abbot Jeremy, visit https://www.mountangelabbey....
Homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (2025)
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, preached this homily on June 1, 2025, on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.
