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Michael Duffy, Postulant
The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated here at Saint Benedict Center with a beautiful Missa Cantata and the reception of Michael Duffy as a postulant Brother! Michael,...
Montfort Boys Camps 2014
Montfort Boys Camp hosted 82 boys ages 9–13 from Sunday July 6 through Saturday July 12. Campers from 15 states – some as far away as Virginia, Minnesota, Arkansas and Texas – spent an exciting...
Morning Star Camp 2014
“Thou art the star of morning in God’s broad sky…” its not every day that you hear 90+ young girls (ages 10-15) singing a song like that first thing each morning! But at Morning Star Camp its the...
May Procession 2014
The annual May Procession honoring Our Blessed Mother, was held on Sunday, May 18th. Thanks be to God, it was an absolutely beautiful day and a glorious event befitting the Queen of Heaven! Father...
Profession of Brother Christopher Isaac
The feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, April 26, brought very special blessings to the community with the Profession of Vows of Brother Christopher Isaac Duffy. After two and a half years of prayer,...
Holy Week 2014 Video
A look at Passiontide and the beautiful Holy Week services and ceremonies held here at Saint Benedict Center in a lovely video produced by the Brothers in Mancipia...
Saint Patrick’s Triumphant March
It was a glorious day for Saint Patrick on Sunday as he was duly honored in the annual Boston Saint Patrick’s Day Parade amid the cheers of up to a million spectators lining the streets of the old...
Saint Patrick Prevails
After the March 3rd controversy over the South Boston parade, Br. Thomas Augustine received word this morning from the Allied War Veterans, the organizers of the South Boston Saint Patrick’s Day...
No Blessing for Boston
The historic South Boston Saint Patrick's Day Parade will go on as planned once again this year, but without a blessing from Saint Patrick, himself. After more than 20 years, IHM School's iconic...
Sr. Mary Clair
It was a long trek from Arkansas to Massachusettes, but the Sonnier family was happy to make the journey and brave the New England weather in order to see their lovely young daughter take her next...
New Beginning
January 17th marked the 65th Anniversary of the original founding of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the beginning of the 38th year of the re-founding by Brother Hugh MacIsaac. It was...
Scenes of Christmas
Merry Little Christmas! We are celebrating the feast of the Epiphany, and thanking God for a truly beautiful, peaceful and joy-filled Christmas and New Years! Special thanks to all those friends and...
MacIsaac Hall Update
The MacIsaac Hall, (the gym-building project) is coming along slowly but surely! Although the indoors still look pretty much the same, there are alot of behind-the-scenes things going on. The...
Welcome New Sisters!
On the feast of the Assumption, August 15, Erin Kelly took the white veil of a Novice in the Community of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This step toward final Profession was preceded...
Montfort in Motion
The woods of New Hampshire have been alive with activity the last few weeks as car loads of campers have made the trek from various distances to be a part of the summer youth programs....
Leaders in Training
"If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire!" (St. Catherine of Siena) Seventy catholic young women from across the country spent a week of training, exercises and fun at...
Pro-Life Award
The annual Mass for Life was celebrated by Bishop Robert J. McManus on Monday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Worcester. Celebrating the Solemnity of the Annunciation, a feast...
To the Heights
Work on MacIsaac Hall (the gym/auditorium building project) is progressing slowly but surely through these months of New England snow storms! The majority of the building has been closed in, and the...
Saint Camillus & Cebu
The relic of the heart of Saint Camillus de Lellis visited Cebu for the first time on March 1 and 2, 2013 – and "From the Housetops" was there to greet him! Accompanied by six Camillian priests and...
Erin Kelly, Postulant
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (who appeared to Bernadette so many years ago) – Saint Benedict Center was blessed to present to Our Lady a fitting gift for her beautiful feast – a new vocation!...
September Strides
The school band marching season has begun again; there are theology and Latin students to teach, and yet, the Brothers are still making strides on the gym/auditorium project! Its not unusual to see...
Gym Project Progress
Well, you may not be able to get up the convent drive presently… but progress takes pain… so the ditches and pipeworks which will soon be the septic of the Gym/Auditorium are just another hurdle...
Brother Hugh Remembered
July 11, 2012, marked the thirty-third anniversary of the death of Brother Hugh MacIsaac. A truly dynamic man in size, spirit and spirituality, Brother Hugh was one of the original followers of...
Confirma hoc, Deus
"Confirm, O God, what Thou hast wrought in us." On June 23, 2012, the Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, of the Worcester Diocese, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to thirty-one Confirmandi...