Category Archives: Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire
Saint Benedict Center, Richmond
The original Saint Benedict Center was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and flourished in the 1940s and 50s. The founders relocated to Harvard (Still River) Massachusetts in 1958. In 1988, Brother Francis, Sister Marie Louise, and a handful of other religious moved from Bolton, Massachusetts to found Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire. The Center in Richmond is made up of a monastery of men, and convent of women, a school, and a chapel where the traditional rites of the Church are offered. It serves as the religious and cultural center of a Catholic community in the area.
- For more on our history, see “A Brief History of Saint Benedict Center.”
- For more on our present work, see “MICM Apostolate Overview.”
The pieces in this section pertain to our work in and from Richmond.
Two Sisters Profess Final Vows: Photos
The IHM School site has a photo gallery from the March 25 profession of two of our sisters. Please join us in thanking God that Sister Maria Rosaria and Sister Marie Gabrielle took their final vows as Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Introduction to Catholicism.org
Below is a video of Brother André Marie introducing readers to the new features of our revamped Catholicism.org, and telling new viewers about the site. Please watch the video and recommend it to others. The Work of Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. Lectures on the Gospels Lectures on Romans Lectures on Hebrews Lectures on Philosophia Perennis: A complete course of Christian Philosophy Lives of the … More →
New Color Rendering of Our Future Chapel
If you look at our IHM Chapel web site, you will see a computer rendered color image of the future IHM chapel. Please take a look and please consider donating now, or making a pledge. So far, we have raised $138,610.00 in pledges, out of our $750,000 goal. Thank you to all who have contributed so far!
Traditional Mass at Two New Hampshire Colleges
The traditional Roman Rite of Mass has made its way onto the campuses of Thomas More College and the College of Saint Mary Magdalen. These are two of the country’s most respected Catholic liberal arts colleges. It so happens that they are both located in New Hampshire. It also happens that our brothers have trained young men who serve as acolytes at both institutions.
Obituary: Sister Mary Bernadette, M.I.C.M.
Sister Mary Bernadette Maluf, M.I.C.M. (January 8, 1920 – December 16, 2011), founding member of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Prioress of Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire, and educator died on Friday, December 16, at the age of 91. Mary Kathleen Healy Maluf (her name before entering the convent) was born in Detroit, Michigan, the only child of Dr. Gaillard … More →
For the Glory of the Trinity, Help Us Build IHM Chapel!
In Richmond, New Hampshire, the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary carry out a multifaceted apostolate at Saint Benedict Center, with its monastery, convent, chapel, and school. In our chapel, only the traditional rites of the Roman Church are offered. The community’s liturgical life is vibrant. The present Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel is too small to accommodate our expanding numbers.
Real Estate for Life
Are you buying or selling a home? In Canada, the US, Ireland, or the UK? Or virtually anywhere in the English-speaking world? Now you can get a great real estate broker and help Saint Benedict Center by calling Real Estate for Life. Here is how it works: You or a friend decide to purchase a home or sell a home (or commercial property). Call us … More →
Mass and Confession Schedule at IHM Chapel in Richmond
All Masses are in the traditional Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form) and are offered with the approbation of the Ordinary of the Diocese of Manchester, N.H. Our Mass schedule is as follows— Sunday Masses: 7:30 AM Low Mass, 9:30 AM High Mass (with Rosary preceding at 9:00). Daily Mass: 7:30 AM Low Mass. Contact us for holy day schedule.
St. Joseph, St. Theresa, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Brothers
Here’s a little secret I reveal to readers while the Brothers are on our Roman pilgrimage. Exactly a year ago today — on the feast of St. Theresa of Avila — the MICM Brothers in Richmond, N.H. instituted a new observance in our horarium. St. Theresa, as readers may know, was very devoted to St. Joseph. In fact, much of the modern devotion to the … More →
‘Richmond Reacts’: More Coverage of SBC’s Settlement
The Keene Sentinel has printed a follow up on their earlier story about the Town of Richmond’s settlement with Saint Benedict Center. Traditional Catholics who have large families are contemptuously labeled “rabbits” by a commenter online. Those unfamiliar with the local controversies might discern one of the problems here: a stated reason why some in Richmond oppose SBC is that the married couples who worship … More →
Become a Reservoir, Then an Aqueduct
(This is the text of my March Letter, which promotes the Saint Augustine Institute of Catholic Studies.) Dear Friends and Benefactors, Laudetur Iesus Christus! When is God going to convert these United States to the Catholic Faith? Exactly how will He do it? Who will be the ones, humanly speaking, responsible for this magnificent achievement?
