# 100. FB Live Interview with Abbot Sharbel Ewen , O.S.B. - How Does a Monastery Impact its Local Community?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ever-ancient-ever-new-6737169/100-fb-live-interview-with-abbot-sharbel-ewen-o-s-b-how-does-a-monastery-impact-its-local-community
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ever-ancient-ever-new-6737169/100-fb-live-interview-with-abbot-sharbel-ewen-o-s-b-how-does-a-monastery-impact-its-local-community.md
Podcast: [Ever Ancient, Ever New](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ever-ancient-ever-new-6737169)
Published: 2026-05-25T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://instituteonreligiouslife.podbean.com/e/100-fb-live-interview-with-abbot-sharbel-ewen-osb-how-does-a-monastery-impact-its-local-community/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kxy3xeqfcikeq843/Untitled_Session_3_mixdowna5zpu.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ever-ancient-ever-new-6737169/episodes/100-fb-live-interview-with-abbot-sharbel-ewen-o-s-b-how-does-a-monastery-impact-its-local-community
Duration seconds: 1776

## Resource

On this week's episode, we're listening to a Facebook Live interview featuring Abbot Sharbel Ewen, OSB, of Prince of Peace Benedictine Monastery in Oceanside, California. Abbot Sharbel grew up surrounded by the values of hard work and simplicity, cultivated in a family of six children. His upbringing was deeply influenced by the rhythms of rural life, where faith and community were intertwined. In 1980, Abbot Sharbel responded to a profound spiritual calling, entering the monastery of St. Charles Priory (later renamed Prince of Peace Abbey). Ordained a priest on July 2, 1988, Abbot Sharbel’s vocation blossomed, eventually leading to his appointment as Prior in 2000. On August 20, 2013, Abbot Sharbel was elected to lead his monastic community as Abbot. His Abbatial Blessing on October 10, 2013, marked the beginning of a new chapter of stewardship and spiritual guidance. Abbot Sharbel’s topic today is “How Does a Monastery Impact its Local Community?” and he is interviewed by IRL Board member, Jesse Weiler. Thank you for listening! May God bless you and enjoy!

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ever-ancient-ever-new-6737169/episodes/100-fb-live-interview-with-abbot-sharbel-ewen-o-s-b-how-does-a-monastery-impact-its-local-community/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ever-ancient-ever-new-6737169/100-fb-live-interview-with-abbot-sharbel-ewen-o-s-b-how-does-a-monastery-impact-its-local-community.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.