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Welcome to the Office of College Relations at Belmont Abbey College!

Here you can get in touch with Belmont Abbey College, make use of our many free resources, or simply learn more about our small Catholic liberal arts college outside of Charlotte, NC.

02/13/2025

Serving as the chaplain of Belmont Abbey College, Fr. James shares that this is his dream job - to speak of Jesus all day long and live out the faith!

09/22/2024

Here’s a close up of our signature 2024 “In My Abbey Era” Homecoming shirt. The front images coincide with the eras on the back. What Abbey Era are you? Did you have a little chat with Fr. Arthur on Abbey Lane or did you do a community service project with Mike and Bonnie Reidy? What about a class with Stanley Dudko or an Honors College class with Dr. Christine (Basil) Boor? Share your Abbey Era story in the comments for a chance to win a homecoming ticket and this shirt! We will pick a winner on Wednesday, September 25 at noon!

09/17/2024

A behind-the-scene look on a special video for Br. Paul’s 50th Jubilee dinner at Homecoming. We hope you will join us in celebrating our beloved cross country coach, photographer, film critic monk! The party is Saturday night, October 5. Check out the link in bio for full schedule and to register!

07/15/2024

This afternoon Monsignor John J. McDermott ‘85 was ordained and installed as the Bishop of the Burlington Diocese. The very first Belmont Abbey College graduate appointed to the episcopate, Bishop McDermott will serve and steward the life of the Church throughout the entire state of Vermont, across 125 parishes.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from the Abbey, Bishop McDermott pursued his Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Since his ordination to the priesthood in 1989, he has served as parochial vicar or pastor in seven different parishes of the Burlington Diocese, Chaplain to Rice Memorial Catholic High School and to Middlebury College, and Associate Director of the Catholic Center at the University of Vermont. After earning his Licentiate in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America, Bishop McDermott became Chancellor of the Diocese, within which role he has served in various additional capacities, including Moderator of the Curia, Vicar General of the Diocese, and Defender of the Bond and Promoter of Justice in the Diocesan Tribunal.

When asked about his priorities in this new position, Bishop McDermott said, "As a bishop I am charged with the proclamation of the Gospel, or putting it another way, sharing Jesus Christ with the people of Vermont. Everything else flows from this, pastorally, liturgically, educationally. So, I’d say my top priority is to make Christ known, and then work in all areas of diocesan life to achieve this."

The entire Belmont Abbey community wishes to congratulate Bishop McDermott and to thank him for his years of faithful service to the Church. May God bless this new, vocational unfolding in a life so deeply ingrained with the Benedictine hallmarks and so generous in its sacrificial love.

07/11/2024

Today, on the Feast of St. Benedict, Belmont Abbey joyfully celebrated the first Profession of Vows of Brother Gabriel Hamilton, an alumnus of the Class of 2020.

Surrounded by family, friends, and members of the college community during Mass, Br. Gabriel made his vows of stability, fidelity, and obedience, committing himself to the monastic way of life for the next three years.

In his homily, Abbot Placid assured Br. Gabriel, with the words of Jesus from John 12:26: “Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me.”

As Br. Gabriel begins this new chapter of prayer and discernment under the guidance of Father Elias, Belmont Abbey College joins in offering prayers and support, looking forward to witnessing the growth of his vocation in the years to come.

Congratulations, Br. Gabriel!

06/26/2024

Check out this podcast from Tan Books' "Till and Keep" series, featuring Abbey alumnus Craig Taffaro '13, who owns and runs Melvin Hill Meats with his wife Abby (Poetker) Taffaro '13! https://bit.ly/4cBTng1

06/16/2024

Happy Father's Day from all of us at Belmont Abbey College! We hope you enjoy the excerpt below from a book written by Lori Myers, a Belmont Abbey Alumna. She graciously allowed us to share this from "A Man of Integrity," written about her own father:

A virtue is a beneficial character trait that helps us succeed and protects us from harm. Our virtues lay the foundation for us to live morally good lives.

Everyone has virtues, but not all our virtues are the same. We’re born with certain virtuous character traits, and others we learn along the way.

I was gifted with several virtues through my dad, both genetically and because of the way he treated my mom, parented us, and, in general, took care of his family and respected those around him. He displayed humility (quietly sharing his accolades over dinner), loyalty (he and my mom were married over fifty years!), and responsibility (working third shifts and sometimes more than one job so he could be there for and support his wife and five children, which he had before the age of twenty-seven). These virtues were evident in his everyday coming and going.

Dad was obedient to God too. However, religion and faith were private affairs—we didn’t discuss these things until this last season in his life, after his ALS diagnosis, when the time for him to transition to his heavenly home was fast approaching. It’s been an honor to share my collection of letters to heaven highlighting my dad’s goodness and legacy.

My dad was a gift to all who knew him.

I hope and pray you, dear reader, don’t live one more minute without telling the people you love how special they are.

06/14/2024

Today is Flag Day, which commemorates the date in 1777 when the Continental Congress approved the American flag’s design.

Of course, this means more than simply selecting red and white stripes or white stars on a blue field. By ratifying a national symbol, the Continental Congress offered the nascent country a symbol of identity and a rallying point, something to gather meaning as our history and culture developed.

For us, the flag communicates almost 250 years of our national history, evoking not only our Revolutionary War beginnings but each subsequent era of war or peace, each administration, each period of struggle or prosperity that has shaped our experience and understanding of what it means to be American.

Celebrating today is a way of confirming our continuity with the past, our hope for the future, and our solidarity with our fellow Americans. This isn’t to say that we always agree or that our history is monolithic. But Flag Day gives us the opportunity to affirm a shared home and a story still unfolding, an identity founded on those values famously maintained in the Declaration of Independence:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Today, rereading this affirmation of human dignity, I'm reminded of the Benedictine hospitality that welcomes each person as Christ here on Belmont Abbey's campus. Hospitality depends on stability and on a recognition of community that embraces our profound worth under God. It seeks the life, freedom, and happiness that come from authentic love, and I'm grateful that the best of American ideals and values derive from the same Christian source on which St. Benedict drew.

The American flag can be so ubiquitous that at times we take it for granted or even lose sight of its significance. We may express ourselves differently, but the flag is more than political discourse. So today let’s remember, as we see it waving overhead, how blessed we are to call this beautiful country home, where we enjoy such freedoms of faith and family.

Happy Flag Day!

05/10/2024

The party is still on! Can't wait to see the Class of 2024 tonight, 5-7pm on Abbey Lane! Come celebrate your accomplishments and raise a toast to tomorrow's Graduation! Register here: https://bit.ly/3QAJGWM

04/29/2024

Sing a new song to the Lord! The peals of the Abbey organ fill the Basilica, as St. Katharine looks on from the loft. Can you find her?

04/28/2024

St. Katharine dropped by Mary Help of Christians Basilica today, glad to see that the church she helped to build provides a place of holy rest for all students and all members of the community. Can you spot her at the entrance?

04/27/2024

St. Benedict knows how many students use the library for quiet study space, and he’s heard the frequent request for additional collaborative areas. As a Benedictine, attentive to the values of silence and community, he certainly understands how each informs and enriches the other. Can you see him scoping out the study nooks?

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