“For centuries to come, this abbey will serve as a reminder to the people of Southern California,” said Norbertine Father Justin Ramos at the groundbreaking, “how men and women came together ...

It was in the 1990s that the founding prioress of the community, Mother Mary Augustine (then Monique Petit) began working with the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey to found a community ...

began working with the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey to found a community of canonesses. The founding nuns spent time in various places in formation, ultimately finding their home in ...

Father Roderick Robert Fenzl, O. Praem., age 95, a Norbertine priest and member of St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, WI, passed into God’s eternal Kingdom on March 1, 2025. Fr. Fenzl was born on March ...