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Serving the Church at Home and Beyond: The Abbey’s Diaconal Formation Program
The Crusader
By: Laura Schaffer Dr. Alessandro Rovati became a theologian to serve the Church. He lives out his vocation as Chair of Belmont Abbey’s Theology Department — and through active service to the Diocese of Charlotte. As the director of the College’s unique Diaconal Formation Program, Rovati combines his vocation and joyfully notes that “there’s nothing more bea
Abbey Alumni, Future Priests: Diocesan Seminarians receive a Belmont Abbey formation
The Crusader
By: Hannah Martin ‘26 If you visit Belmont Abbey College, you might notice young men in cassocks and backpacks heading to class. As it happens, our connection with the local Catholic seminary just minutes away from campus is a little-known but important fact of college life. St. Joseph College Seminary enjoys a special relationship with the Abbey, and semina
Abbey News – Week of August 16
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Subsidiarity, Mission, and the Moral Foundation of Commercial Society
The Crusader
Cambridge University Press recently published an article co-authored by Emmett McGroarty, Executive Director of the Belmont House on Capitol Hill. In this article, he discusses civic virtue, economic enterprise, and the costs of government centralization. Explore the abstract or read the full text at online Cambridge University Press. The post Subsidiarity,
Father James Leads Students on an Annual Medical Mission Trip
The Crusader
Last year, our own Father James Raber, OSB led two medical mission trips to the Dominican Republic, one in September and one in March. Serving in clinics and providing essential medical support, groups of eight and sixteen Belmont Abbey students, including many enrolled in our Nursing program, took up the call to love and sacrifice by ministering to the need
Belmont Abbey College Names Michael S. Shanley as Inaugural Chief of Staff and Vice President of Board Affairs
The Crusader
Belmont Abbey College Names Michael S. Shanley as Inaugural Chief of Staff and Vice President of Board Affairs Belmont, N.C. (August 5th, 2026) – Belmont Abbey College is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael S. Shanley as its inaugural Chief of Staff and Vice President of Board Affairs, a newly created executive leadership position established to s
What Can You Do With a Leadership Degree? - Belmont Abbey College
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How classical education can be an antidote to AI
The Crusader
In his 1939 essay “Learning in Wartime,” C.S. Lewis posed the question of whether it was still worthwhile to study while one’s country was at war. His audience was full of young men with a sense of foreboding for the safety of their country, the lives of their friends serving in the army and their own possible enlistment. As a Christian thinker, Lewis answer
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