The Belmont House
Belmont House programs are more than just one-off workshops or events. They directly develop content and policy solutions, while also building strong and fruitful relationships and influence. In the short time the Belmont House has been operating, the outcomes of these efforts have been significant. The “network effect” alone has helped to systematically and deliberately leverage specific public policy outcomes. As just one example, strategic conversations held at the Belmont House during the International Religious Freedom Summit led directly to House Resolutions 82 and 5686, which address egregious human rights violations in Nigeria and Azerbaijan.
About The Belmont House on Capitol Hill
At Belmont Abbey College our mission is to educate students in the liberal arts and sciences so that in all things God may be glorified. In this endeavor, we are guided by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the Apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, and the Benedictine spirit of prayer and learning.
Exemplifying Benedictine hospitality, we welcome a diverse body of students and provide them with an education that will enable them to lead lives of integrity, to succeed professionally, to become responsible citizens, and to be a blessing to themselves and to others.
At the Belmont House on Capitol Hill, we look to utilize these same attributes to pursue the truth, project the Word, and defend the practice of religion in the public square. We do this by propagating the scholarship of the Belmont Faculty, convening discussions, and forming communities to address critical issues.
The Belmont House on Capitol Hill is a place to engage in fellowship and discussion about Christianity and religion within the political sphere.
Standing on the pillars of convening, hospitality, and fellowship, the Belmont House on Capitol Hill is dedicated to the promotion of friendly discourse on the concept of religion and politics.
“Just as the Benedictine presence in North Carolina helped Catholics throughout the state live out their vocation, we now extend, in our spirit of hospitality, our presence, prayer and work to Washington, D.C. At a time in our country's history when religion and faith are being pushed out of public life, we desire to provide a refuge of hospitality and stability for those who are standing up for our religious freedoms and who are proclaiming the good news of the Gospel." — Abbot Placid Solari O.S.B.
In the News
The Belmont House on Capitol Hill has already been featured in various news articles for its initiative to return voices of faith to the public square.
“Belmont Abbey College recently announced the opening of Belmont House on Capitol Hill in the nation’s capital. The non-political initiative aims to restore civil society, cultivate religious freedom, and reclaim the public square for the common good.”
The Belmont House on Capitol Hill is an extension of the Belmont Abbey College community where the Benedictine Hallmarks are cultivated and grown within the hearts and minds of students as they prepare to enter into various professions. In DC, the goal is to foster these same qualities in the Public Square as politics have begun to attack religious morality.
Led by Abbot Placid, the Belmont House on Capitol Hill looks to provide the necessary support to those fighting for the reintegration of religion into political decisions.
The meaningful discussions taking place at the Belmont House on Capitol Hill influence real change throughout the world… and the impact is evident.
