Also on the property are the buildings of the high school (which was founded by the Abbey), multiple guest houses, barns for the farm equipment, and outdoor shrines for monks and visitors to reflect and pray.

Abbot Stephen sent Fathers Edward Malone, Lawrence Gidley, and Daniel Schuster to Omaha NE to find a property for the new foundation.

Dominic’s persistence brought him into contact with Mr. Rex Olsen, a retired journeyman who owned a Journey's End farm on the eastern edge of the Elkhorn Valley.

Mount Michael hadn't yet constructed a monastery building, so when more monks began arriving from Conception to begin teaching they were forced to live in the seminary attic.

He initiated the construction of a temporary metal building located a short distance away from the school and the chapel, that would serve the community until a permanent structure could be built.

Father Raphael Walsh was appointed the first abbot and on October 6, 1964, Mount Michael was raised to abbatial status[3][4][5] The community closely follows the Rule of Saint Benedict, the communal schedule is a balance of prayer and work that is designed to keep God as the central driving force in the monks' day.

[6] The work of the monks ranges from teaching at the school, to farming, to making soap and pottery to support the monastery.

[7] Mount Michael Abbey has an encroachment crisis driven by expanding real estate development in its vicinity.

The construction of Dam Site 12 by the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District (NRD) southeast of Mount Michael, aimed at controlling flooding along West Papillion Creek, has been part of a long-term plan spanning a decade.

Mount Michael was also nearly hit by the Great tornado of 4/26/2024, which narrowly missed and struck down a large number of homes on the other side of 216th street