The Right Rev. Abbot Mauritius Wilde, OSB, PhD, will present a one-day retreat titled, On Human Dignity at Saint Benedict Center, four miles north of Schuyler, on June 6, 2026. We will spend a day with the German mystic Meister Eckhart. In his sermons and writings, he meditates on the immediate presence of God in the human soul. Eckhart particularly likes to stimulate our imagination by using metaphors. Above all, we will explore the question of the extent to which human beings are created in the image of God. Because this is where the dignity or noble essence of every human being derives from. Eckhart shows us how to get in touch with and to respect this dignity within ourselves and others.
Abbot Mauritius is the abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach in Germany. Father Mauritius has been a Benedictine monk of Muensterschwarzach Abbey, Germany, since 1985. He studied Philosophy and Theology, then earned his PhD at Tübingen University with a thesis on Meister Eckhart. He worked as teacher and educator at the abbey’s high school and, for eleven years, was the director of the abbey’s publishing house, Vier Türme Verlag. For five years he was the prior of Christ the King Priory near Schuyler. Then he served as prior at Sant’ Anselmo, the Benedictine study house in Rome, Italy. Fr. Mauritius is the author of several books, including Be Yourself: The Call of a Christian (Paulist), and directs retreats regularly. His blog can be found at www.wildemonk.net. For his reflections on the Holy Rule of St. Benedict, listen to Spirit Catholic Radio or visit www.DiscerningHearts.com.
The retreat begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. The program fee is $50; lunch is available for $14.77 (includes tax).