Glastonbury Abbey Institute
The spiritual enrichment and adult faith education programs are offered by the Glastonbury Abbey Institute as part of its rich Benedictine monastic teaching tradition.
All our programs are offered free, but donations are gratefully received to cover the costs of producing our programs online. If you would like to make a donation, please click here.
If you have any questions, please call 781-749-2155 ext. 300. Please click here for the programs page for more information or to register. Or click here for the 2025-26 programs brochure.
Upcoming Programs:
Lenten Suppers: Tuesdays starting March 3, 6:30 PM (in person). Join the monks each Tuesday in Lent for a simple supper of soup and bread followed by a reflection: Psalms with Fr. Timothy. No registration required. All are welcome! Call 781-749-2155 ext. 300 with any questions.
The Artist's Way: Tuesdays, March 3 - May 19, 9:30 - 11:30 AM (in person). We are all creative! Develop and unleash your creativity by joining Kay Trask and a small group of your peers for a 12-week program exploring your creativity based on the classic bestseller, The Artist’s Way, a Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron. Register by Monday, March 2. Suggested donation: $195. Click here for more information.
Bible Study: Paul's Letters to the Corinthians. March 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10:30-11:50 AM, Dr. Regina Boisclair (in person). Registration required. Suggested donation $50 for the four sessions. Click here for more info and to register.
Faith Seeks Understanding, The Miracles of Jesus. Monday, March 9, 7:00 PM (virtual only). Conversations about faith and belief led by Father Timothy as open discussions. All are welcome: Catholics, former Catholics, non-Catholics, Nones, or just the curious. Only goodwill and openness to share and listen are needed. Please register for each date separately and you will receive articles to read before each meeting. Click here for more info or to register. Suggested donation $20.
If you have any questions, please call 781-749-2155 ext. 300. Please click here for the programs page for more information or to register. Or click here for the 2025-26 programs brochure.
In case you missed it:
The recording of Dr. Charles F. Mundhenk's program, "Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio? Finding Hope in Dark Times," is available to watch on YouTube. Click here to view.
2024-25 Program Recordings
Here are recordings of some of the 2024-25 programs - for personal viewing only; recording permission granted by each of the presenters; property of Glastonbury Abbey.
Dr. Cathleen Kaveny: "Ethical Voting - Is it a Contradiction in Terms?"
Sister Laura Swan: "What the Desert Mothers Have to Say to US Today"
Fr. Bryan Hehir: "Catholic Teaching on War and Peace: Principles and Cases"
Three part series with Fr. Nicholas Morcone, OSB, "Three Popes"
Click here to view Part One, "Leo the Great"
Click here to view Part Two, "Gregory the Great"
Click here to view Part Three, "Gregory VII"
Dr. Massimo Faggioli, "Long Live Synodality"
Sr. Maureen Sullivan, OP, PhD: "Female Deaconate: If Not Now...When?"
Three-part series with John Sheff, "From Languishing to Flourishing: Becoming Your Best Self"
Click here to view Part One, "The Depression Spectrum: The Untreated Mental Health Problem"
Click here to view Part Two, "Lethargy to Vitality"
Click here to view Part Three, "The Philosophy of Stoicism: Mastering the Art of Living"
Fr. Aarom Wessman, PhD: "A Catholic Approach to the Perils of Polarization"
Dr. Julie Upton, RSM: "Mothers and Fathers of the Early Church"
Christina Leano: "What Does Contemplation Have to Do with the Climate Crisis?"
All our programs and recordings are offered free, but donations are gratefully received to cover the costs of producing our programs online. If you would like to make a donation, please click here.
2023-24 Program Recordings
Here are recordings of some of the 2023-24 programs - for personal viewing only; recording permission granted by each of the presenters; property of Glastonbury Abbey.
Three part series with Fr. Thomas Massaro, SJ, "Social Justice: The Church's Best Kept Secret"
Click here to view Part One.
Click here to view Part Two.
Click here to view Part Three.
Three part series with Fr. Nicholas Morcone, OSB, "The Constantinian Revolution"
Click here to view Part One.
Click here to view Part Two.
Click here to view Part Three.
Three part series with Sr. Maureen Sullivan, OP, "The SYNOD: Reform, Renewal and Courage"
Click here to view Part One, "Women in the Church."
Click here to view Part Two, "The Laity Find Their Voice."
Click here to view Part Three, "The Church...Then and Now."
Three part series with Dr. Julia Upton, RSM, "Liturgy After Vatican II"
Click here to view Part One.
Click here to view Part Two.
Click here to view Part Three.
"Cultivating Hope in Difficult Days" with John Pavlovitz
Click here to view.
All our programs and recordings are offered free, but donations are gratefully received to cover the costs of producing our programs online. If you would like to make a donation, please click here.
