It's been a bit since I checked in here, mostly b'cause I've been busy trying to figure out which way to go...

If anyone wants to know, they'll have to check out my blog Tertium Quid (shameless way to get at least one hit)

following a tip from puella, I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the oratory in philadelphia?

The Benedictines have many houses which are devoted to parish ministry, either primarily or secondarily. These include communites large and small, in most areas of the country, and in at least three congregations, the English, Swiss and American-Cassinese. A look thru the atlas at the www.osb.org website for the following search terms "North America, monks, parishes" yields the following:

Atchison, KS; Collegeville MN; Cullman, AL; Newark, NJ (parish mainly); St. Andrew's Cleveland OH (ditto); Mt. Angel, OR; St. Louis, MO; Shawnee, OK; St. Leo, FL.

...and I think that a closer inspection of websites and a few well-placed emails would yield a lot more.