Abbey Life

Hidden in the mountains of southern California, St. Michael’s Abbey seeks to live an authentic Christian life – life at its happiest and best, where we recognize that all creation is a gift, and that all our lives can be given as a gift back to our Creator. In our work, in our study, and in our prayer, St. Michael’s Abbey lives the ancient and vital tradition of abbey life.

The Journey to California

Far from the Oxford of John Henry Newman and J.R.R. Tolkein, or any of Chadwick’s numerous disciples, we get a sense of the divine imagination at work in the American West.

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Livestream: Michaelmas, 2023

Livestream Michaelmas Vespers

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What's New at the Abbey?

In the shadow of the recent Michaelmas celebration, Fathers Frederick, Ambrose, and Peter Adrian take a moment to reflect on the festivities, a growing community, what they have been witnessing in their day-to-day tasks, and the exciting happenings at the abbey.

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About the Archangel Institute

By instilling in our young men the faith, catechesis, masculine virtues, sonship, and brotherhood, the Archangel Institute shines in a world plagued by anti-masculine ideology.

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Thanksgiving Message, 2023

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The Story of Michaelmas

The Feast of Saint Michael is a solemnity with a history as valiant and colorful as its angelic namesake!

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Series: City of Saints

Award-winning director, Charles Francis Kinnane and his team of passionate and dedicated film-makers tell the true stories of God’s grace through the ministries of the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey in this groundbreaking seven part web series.

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Finding Refuge in Faith and Family: A Conversation with Fr. Ambrose and Lila Rose

These can be challenging times -- for families, for people dating, and for people discerning their vocations alike. In this wide-ranging conversation, Fr. Ambrose and Lila Rose tackle some of the biggest challenges lay Catholics face today.

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May 4 Livestream: Anniversary Mass for the Abbey Church

We invite you to join us as we commemorate the second anniversary of the dedication of our beautiful abbey church.

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Dr. Jordan Peterson Visits the Abbey

St. Michael’s Abbey is a place where heaven and earth meet, and where God calls people to encounter Him as Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. A few weeks ago we rejoiced to welcome Dr. Jordan Peterson and his wife Tammy for an afternoon visit to the abbey.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession 2022

St. Michael's Abbey honored Our Lady's apparition at Tepayac Hill with a procession.

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Christmas Address 2022

As the year draws to a close, Fr. Prior offers a Christmas reflection on the many blessings our community has received in 2022.

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What Is an Abbey?

For centuries, abbeys have safeguarded culture, created stunning sacred art, unearthed profound scientific discoveries, and served as centers of charity and refuge for the poor and marginalized.

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Our Growing Community

On Christmas Eve, the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey welcomed eleven new men into the community as novices -- the largest class in the history of our community! On the day marking the traditional birthday of the Norbertine Order, the St. Michael's community continues to be blessed abundantly by young men willing to lay down their lives for God and His Holy Church.

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