Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, Conception Abbey (MO) INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast

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Clark sits down with Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, Abbot of the Benedictine monks of Conception Abbey in Conception, MO, in this episode the Simpleton Podcast.

In this episode:

• What is Conception Abbey?

• Abbot Benedict's spiritual journey

• The spiritual "tone" at Conception

• Friendship is good or bad in monastic life?

• Does the Abbey nurture other religious life?

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro to Abbot Benedict

0:27 What is Conception Abbey? What's the purpose?

4:58 The context of Conception Abbey's founding

7:58 Secularism as a threat

12:56 More context/history for Conception Abbey

15:21 The variety of monks at Conception Abbey

17:56 Monks are the "first" religious order?

25:07 Abbot Benedict's journey to becoming a monk

29:53 Why did so many priests leave the Church in the 70s?

39:37 Abbot's spiritual journey

55:54 How does Abbot curate a spiritual "tone" at the Abbey?

1:04:53 Friendship is good or bad in monastic life?

1:08:56 A turning point in vocations: abuse scandal?

1:22:38 Does the Abbey nurture other religious life?

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Links:

To learn more about Conception Abbey and the Benedictine way of life, visit https://www.conceptionabbey.org/

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