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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, O.S.B., Highest Ranking Benedictine In The World, Will Visit Saint Leo Abbey Oct. 17
SAINT LEO, FLA. - Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, O.S.B., the highest ranking Benedictine in the world, who answers directly to Pope Benedict XVI, will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Saint Leo Abbey about Pope Benedict's quest to teach the liturgy and the Saint Benedict Educational Foundation.
His monastery is the Saint Anselmo Monastery in Rome, and it houses the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy. Father Cajetan Homick, O.S.B., president of the Foundation, will accompany the Primate. Father Wolf will speak first with the sisters at the Holy Name Monastery at 9 a.m., the monks at Saint Leo Abbey at 10 a.m. and from 11 a.m. until noon he will be available for a press conference in Saint Leo Hall, located on the Saint Leo University Campus.
Father Notker Wolf was born in Unterallgäu, Bavaria on June 21, 1940 and has been an abbot for 27 years; for the last four years, he has served as the Primate. He is fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Latin and Greek. He also studied Hebrew, can read Portuguese and Dutch and is now studying Croatian.
The Primate is also eager to see the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in which he believes plays an important part to all issues concerning not only America, but the world at large.
When elected as top Abbot Primate, Wolf departed from the rules and romanticist ways of the 1950s. Father Wolf had important views on topics such as adolescents in today's societies, common ownership between spouses and self discipline. He believes that discipline will challenge people to think of different ways to structure monastic life for the future. Father Abbot has traveled the world taking on a "vow of mobility." He is especially pleased to see women on faculty of schools and leaders in Benedictine communities. He says that, "Benedictine women outnumber monks two to one, a fact that explains why women are closer to life, more devout." The biggest challenge Father Abbot has is "to make tradition fruitful for the modern generation." It is important for him to allow youths to see how far their horizons can be and the goals they can accomplish.
Saint Leo University is on 33701 State Road 52, four miles east of Interstate 75 (exit 285) and about 30 minutes north of Tampa. As you enter the main entrance, go straight and take a left turn, heading toward the parking lot on the right, connecting onto Saint Francis Hall. Saint Leo Hall is the building on the other side of Saint Francis Hall. Walk past Saint Francis Hall and enter Saint Leo Hall via the stairs that take you up to the second floor. The conference room is the first room on the right through the glass entry.
Established in 1889, north of Tampa in St. Leo, Fla., are Saint Leo Abbey and Saint Leo University. Saint Leo Abbey serves the people of God, through Benedictine hospitality. It welcomes all to share in its prayers of the divine office, liturgy, retreat center programs and apostolic labors.
The Abbey meets the spiritual needs of groups and parishes throughout Florida by conducting various charitable ministries and by providing an oasis for God's people to make retreats, find wholeness, rejuvenation and recommitment.
Established in 1889, north of Tampa in St. Leo, Fla., Saint Leo University is one of the largest and most innovative Catholic universities in the United States. Students enrolled at Saint Leo may choose from more than 41 academic programs, including bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, pre-professional and accelerated-learning programs.
As one of the leading providers of higher education to the military and a leader in online higher education, Saint Leo's enrollment includes more than 14,000 students at the traditional University Campus and 16 regional centers throughout Florida, California, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia, and through the Center for Online Learning.
For more information, visit www.saintleo.edu. Or contact the Benedictine Monks of Saint Leo Abbey at www.saintleoabbey.org or e-mail them at abbey@saintleo.edu.
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His monastery is the Saint Anselmo Monastery in Rome, and it houses the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy. Father Cajetan Homick, O.S.B., president of the Foundation, will accompany the Primate. Father Wolf will speak first with the sisters at the Holy Name Monastery at 9 a.m., the monks at Saint Leo Abbey at 10 a.m. and from 11 a.m. until noon he will be available for a press conference in Saint Leo Hall, located on the Saint Leo University Campus.
Father Notker Wolf was born in Unterallgäu, Bavaria on June 21, 1940 and has been an abbot for 27 years; for the last four years, he has served as the Primate. He is fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Latin and Greek. He also studied Hebrew, can read Portuguese and Dutch and is now studying Croatian.
The Primate is also eager to see the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in which he believes plays an important part to all issues concerning not only America, but the world at large.
When elected as top Abbot Primate, Wolf departed from the rules and romanticist ways of the 1950s. Father Wolf had important views on topics such as adolescents in today's societies, common ownership between spouses and self discipline. He believes that discipline will challenge people to think of different ways to structure monastic life for the future. Father Abbot has traveled the world taking on a "vow of mobility." He is especially pleased to see women on faculty of schools and leaders in Benedictine communities. He says that, "Benedictine women outnumber monks two to one, a fact that explains why women are closer to life, more devout." The biggest challenge Father Abbot has is "to make tradition fruitful for the modern generation." It is important for him to allow youths to see how far their horizons can be and the goals they can accomplish.
Saint Leo University is on 33701 State Road 52, four miles east of Interstate 75 (exit 285) and about 30 minutes north of Tampa. As you enter the main entrance, go straight and take a left turn, heading toward the parking lot on the right, connecting onto Saint Francis Hall. Saint Leo Hall is the building on the other side of Saint Francis Hall. Walk past Saint Francis Hall and enter Saint Leo Hall via the stairs that take you up to the second floor. The conference room is the first room on the right through the glass entry.
Established in 1889, north of Tampa in St. Leo, Fla., are Saint Leo Abbey and Saint Leo University. Saint Leo Abbey serves the people of God, through Benedictine hospitality. It welcomes all to share in its prayers of the divine office, liturgy, retreat center programs and apostolic labors.
The Abbey meets the spiritual needs of groups and parishes throughout Florida by conducting various charitable ministries and by providing an oasis for God's people to make retreats, find wholeness, rejuvenation and recommitment.
Established in 1889, north of Tampa in St. Leo, Fla., Saint Leo University is one of the largest and most innovative Catholic universities in the United States. Students enrolled at Saint Leo may choose from more than 41 academic programs, including bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, pre-professional and accelerated-learning programs.
As one of the leading providers of higher education to the military and a leader in online higher education, Saint Leo's enrollment includes more than 14,000 students at the traditional University Campus and 16 regional centers throughout Florida, California, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia, and through the Center for Online Learning.
For more information, visit www.saintleo.edu. Or contact the Benedictine Monks of Saint Leo Abbey at www.saintleoabbey.org or e-mail them at abbey@saintleo.edu.
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