Bishop Athanasius Schneider – The World is Quiet Here

The Monastery Diaries, Part 1

12 October 2025 Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Chant, Clear Creek Abbey, community, Divine Office, Moments in Time

Last night, I once again camped, this time on the grounds of the monastery. It was a fitful night. My body is definitely feeling the effects of walking 60 km in two days and sleeping on a thin air pad on the ground in a tent for three nights. I went to the little monastic oratory at about 6:30 AM […]

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Our 2018 in Review

31 December 2018 2018 transitions in Tacoma, Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg, Blog Ephemera, Camino, community, Deacon James Fish, Deacon Mike Teskey, Family, Francine my love, Fun, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Pistachio House, Rev. Caleb Insco F.S.S.P., Rev. Francis Xavier Kikomeko, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Stinson F.S.S.P., Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Sacred Liturgy Conference

This has been a crazy year. Here at Pistachio House, we had designated 2018 as the “Year of Hygge“. This was going to be the year that we concentrated on coziness. Pistachio House would be finally made into the cozy home we imagined. There would be coffee cake, walks, and new furnishings. It started out strongly enough, and it certainly […]

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Sacred Liturgy Conference 2018

27 June 2018 Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, inside baseball, Moments in Time, Sacred Liturgy Conference, The Sacred Liturgy

This morning I’m off to the train station to attend the 2018 Sacred Liturgy Conference in Salem, Oregon for the next four days. I last attended in 2016, when it was held at Mount Angel Abbey. On that occasion, I made Archbishop Sample belly-laugh, an achievement I carry with me to this day. I was unable to attend last year, […]

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