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Brother Damian, the Conception Weather Monk
From the 1970s until 2002, Brother Damian Larson at Conception Abbey was a fixture on the radio and in the newspaper as the “weather monk” who gave forecasts. Brother Damian was killed in the Abbey on June 10, 2002, when … Continue reading
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Conception is Not Named for the Virgin Birth
The founding of the Conception is quite an amazing story. To begin with, Conception is not based on the virgin birth as many people believe, but rather on the Catholic teaching that Mary was immaculately conceived in the womb and … Continue reading
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How Clarence Thomas Freshman Year at Conception Propelled Him to the Supreme Court
The rise of Clarence Thomas from a poor boy in Georgia to the Supreme Court is tied to a series of momentous events during his freshman year at Conception Seminary in 1967-1968 in Missouri.
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