heart to heart spring/summer 2012

Monks in the MilitaryAbove: Father Frank Ziemkewicz, O.S.B., left; Father Joseph Adams, O.S.B., center; and Father Lee Yoakam, O.S.B., are current monks among many who have served in the U.S. Military.

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Dear Friends, In 2005, Pope John Paul II pub-

lished his last book, Memory and Identity. In a discussion on good and evil, totalitarianism and democracy, the Holy Father described the roots of the word patriotism. Coming from the word “patria”—home or native land—it is also related to the Latin “pater” or father.

He wrote that “patriotism is a love for everything to do with our native land: its history, its traditions, its lan-guage, its natural features. It is a love which extends also to the works of our compatriots and the fruits of their genius. Every danger that threatens the overall good of our native land becomes an occasion to demonstrate this love. . . The native land is the common good of all citizens and as such it imposes a serious duty.”

Throughout the year we take the time to honor those who have served and who are serving our country, in many ways. We pay tribute on Memo-rial Day, on the Fourth of July, and on Veteran’s Day, as well as on many other occasions. In this issue of Heart to Heart we commemorate our Bene-dictine confreres who have served or

Summer Events Planned, Tribute to Military

Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B.

who are currently serving both God and country in their varied roles with the armed forces. We will honor those who have gone to their eternal rest, both Benedictine and laypersons, in our new Chapel and Mausoleum with a wall of remembrance. As noted in this issue, we had the groundbreaking for our new cemetery chapel and mauso-leum on November 2, the Feast of All Souls.

This summer once again will be a busy one for the Saint Vincent campus, starting with monastic

retreats. We will once again welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers to Saint Vin-cent—this year with a special tribute to Art Rooney, as the one-man show “The Chief” will come to the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre on July 26. The production will run through August 19, in conjunction with training camp (see page 24).

In April we celebrated the ordination of two of our monks to the diaconate—Brother Maximilian Maxwell, O.S.B., and Brother Jeremiah Lange, O.S.B., and in May, the ordination to the priest-hood of two monks, Father Nathanael Polinski, O.S.B., and FatherFrancis Ehnat, O.S.B. In July we will welcome new novices, receive the first vows of this past year’s novices, renewals of the junior monks, and receive the solemn vows of our junior monks.

A blessed and happy Pentecost to all of you. As Saint Benedict wrote, Wher-ever we may be, we are in the service of the same Lord ... (RB 61: 10).”

Sincerely,

Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B.

Most Rev. Lawrence E. Brandt, J.C.D., Ph.D., presented papal honors to two couples with ties to Saint Vincent: L. Richard and Christine Zappone of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish, Greensburg (Richard Zappone serves on the Seminary Board of Regents); and Matthew and Sandra Gorsich of Saint Vincent Basilica Parish, Latrobe, pictured at right. The Order of Saint Gregory the Great was founded by Pope Gregory XVI in 1831 to honor the sixth-century pope, Saint Gregory the Great, as well as loyal and well-deserving citizens of the papal states. It is one of the highest honors that a lay person can attain. The Papal Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice was awarded to Father Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B. (see article on page 12).

Papal Honors

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Heart to Heart Spring/Summer 2012

Volume 23, Number 1

This newsletter is published by the Benedictines of

Saint Vincent Archabbey.

Publisher Archabbot Douglas R.

Nowicki, O.S.B.

Executive Director,Archabbey Apostolates

and EndowmentsPaul R. Taylor

Development DirectorPaul R. Whiteside

Director of Archabbey Public Relations/EditorKimberley A. Metzgar

Associate Director of Archabbey Public Relations

Liz Cousins

Public Relations AssociateJordan Hainsey

Saint Vincent Archabbey300 Fraser Purchase Rd., Latrobe, PA

15650-2690724-805-2601

[email protected] www.saintvincentarchabbey.org

Contributors to this issue:

Liz CousinsJordan HainseyAnnette D. Hart

Kim MetzgarSaint Vincent College Public

RelationsPaul Whiteside

Cover Photo: Saint Vincent monks who have served and are serving

in the United States military. Design: Jordan Hainsey.

Photos: Archabbey Archives.

from the Latin “Cor ad Cor Loquitur,” or “Heart Speaks to Heart,” is the motto of Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B. It refers to the Archabbot’s prayer that giving and receiving authentic love may always be the chief characteristic of the Saint Vincent monastic community. This was also the motto of John Henry Cardinal Newman.

By Elizabeth Cousins

Beginning with Father Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey who was

the first Catholic chaplain killed on the battlefield during an American war while attending to his men, to two cur-rent active duty chaplains, the monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey have served a second community when their country calls. Several monks served in the Civil War, both for the Grand Army of the Republic (the Union Army), and for the Confederate Army. Father Bliemel served the Confederate Army as a chaplain for the 10th Tennessee Infantry and 4th Ken-tucky Infantry of the Confederate States of America. He was killed while perform-ing last rites on a soldier during the Battle of Jonesboro, which marked the end of the Atlanta Campaign.

Father Emmeran was not alone, how-ever, as other monks also saw service: George Held, O.S.B., Ildephonse S. Hoff-mann, O.S.B., Leo M. Christ, O.S.B., and Ulric(h) F. Barth, O.S.B., all with the Hos-pital Corps; and Bonaventure M. Gaul, O.S.B., who served in the 61st Pennsyl-vania and then with the Hospital Corps. That information comes from Father

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Saint Vincent Monks have served God and, Country

Since 1847

Father Rupert Stadtmiller, O.S.B., was a military chaplain in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was wounded on two occasions during the Italian Campaign.


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Warren Murrman, O.S.B., who, in work-ing on a history of Saint Vincent Ceme-tery, compiled a list of monks who served and who are buried in the cemetery.

The distinction of being the first monk to serve in the military, however, goes to Utto John Huber, O.S.B., who served in the Mexican American War from 1847 to 1848, in Company G, 7th Regiment, taking part in the march from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, Father Warren said.

A Benedictine Brother, Vincent Thiede, O.S.B., served in World War I. Accord-ing to Father Warren, three other monks, Father Philip Geeck, O.S.B., Father Timothy Seus, O.S.B., and Father Henry Schwener, O.S.B., were in training to be chaplains during World War I, but were discharged before being commissioned.

Father Aquinas Brinker, O.S.B., served as the Coordinator of the Civilian Pilots’ Training program at Saint Vincent Col-lege from 1938 to 1941. In addition to his duties as coordinator, Father Aquinas was a professor of physics at the college, and in July of 1936 entered the service a

First Lieutenant Chaplain in the Reserve Corps. He served in World War II.

Father Gerald Nessler, O.S.B., an Army lieutenant in World War II, served as a chaplain, entering the Chaplains’ school at Harvard University in 1943. Prior to chaplain school, Father Gerald taught violin in the college’s music department.

Retired Archabbot Paul R. Maher, O.S.B., finished high school in 1943 in the middle of World War II. Four of his older brothers were in the army.

“I had the option of going to the semi-nary here at Saint Vincent, but I still was not sure enough to take that step,” he recounted. “Two months after I turned eighteen, I was in the army. I ended up in the Air Force as a B-24 tail gunner. I flew twenty-one missions over southern Ger-many and Austria and was discharged in 1945 with the end of the war.”

Following that he entered school at Saint Vincent in 1946, became a novice the following year, and made first vows in 1948. He studied at Saint Vincent and in Rome and was ordained to the priest-hood in 1953 in Rome at the tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi.

He served the Saint Vincent monastic community in Latrobe, later in Taiwan, and was vice rector of Saint Vincent Seminary before becoming archabbot, a

position he held until 1990. Father Bosco Cestello, O.S.B., was in

the U.S. Navy on active duty from 1943 to 1946 during World War II. Father Pat-rick McKivigan, O.S.B., was a military chaplain in the Pacific Theater during the war, Father Warren said. Father Rupert Stadtmiller, O.S.B., was a military chap-lain in the U.S. Army who was wounded on two occasions during the Italian Cam-paign.

Father More Herald, O.S.B., served as a military chaplain in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1965, Father Warren said. Father Charles J. McFadden was in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, stationed in Germany with the Army Finance Corps. Father Marion Rene Gallo, O.S.B., served in the U.S. military from 1945 to 1947; Father Anthony Burlas, O.S.B., served in the U.S. Navy, as did Brother Fredric Supek, O.S.B.

Two monks saw service in Vietnam, Father Christian LeFrois, O.S.B., who was a military chaplain from 1952 to 1973, and Father Benjamin R. Walker, who was a chaplain in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps from 1964 to 1970.

During the second Gulf War, Father Frank Ziemkiewicz, O.S.B., served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a chaplain. His

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Utto John Huber, O.S.B. Philip Geeck, O.S.B. Henry Schwener, O.S.B.Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Rupert Stadtmiller, O.S.B.

Charles McFadden, O.S.B. Anthony Burlas, O.S.B. Christian LeFrois, O.S.B.Marion Gallo, O.S.B. Benjamin Walker, O.S.B.



early Army service was as an engineer in Germany, then in Georgia, where he met Father Conan Feigh, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent. Father Frank entered Saint Vincent monastery in 1978 and was ordained a priest in 1984. During his seminary training, he remained in the Army Reserves as an engineer. In 1994, he transferred to the chaplain branch of the Army, where he served the 339th General Hospital in Pittsburgh, then the 464th Chemical Brigade in Johnstown. In 2005, he was deployed to Afghani-stan, then to Iraq in 2006, before return-ing to a pastoral assignment at Saint Mary’s Parish in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. He retired from the Army in 2007, then became the headmaster of the Bene-dictine Military School in Savannah, Georgia, an apostolate of Saint Vincent Archabbey.

Two members of the archabbey com-munity remain on active duty in the U.S. Army as chaplains. Lieutenant Colo-nel Lee Yoakam, O.S.B., U.S. Army has served in the U.S. military since 1984, when he was a Navy Hospital Corps-man in the Naval Reserve while earning a nursing degree at Old Dominion Univer-sity. After completing his nursing degree, he entered active duty in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, where he remained for

eight years. During those eight years, he served at Fort Sam Houston in Texas before moving to Landstuhl, Germany, where he worked in neurosurgery, neu-rology, ear, nose and throat, and the surgical intensive care unit. From the sur-gical intensive care unit, he was assigned to the pediatric unit, until he returned to Fort Sam Houston to complete a medical advanced course.

“Upon completion of the course, I was sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana,” he added, where he continued to work in pediatrics, then was assigned to the 15th Evacua-tion Hospital, which was sent to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

Following his tour of duty in Saudi Arabia, he returned to Fort Polk before being sent to Fort Gordon, Georgia. He left the army in 1994, returning to Saint Vincent in 1995.

“In 1996, I went back into the Reserves, and was assigned to the 339th Combat Support Hospital in Pittsburgh as a nurse,” he continued. “In 2002, after I was ordained to the priesthood, my medical unit was deployed to Afghani-stan, where we established an in-patient hospital.”

The unit returned to Pittsburgh before the end of 2002, and in 2003, he was

mobilized to Fort Stewart, Georgia. After moving to Hunter Army Airfield, he was asked to deploy to Iraq with the Georgia National Guard, which needed a Catholic priest.

“Following our tour of duty in Iraq, I returned to Hunter Army Airfield, and requested to go on full-time active duty, to which Archabbot Douglas gave his blessing,” he continued. Father Lee was sent to Fort Bragg in 2006 before being assigned to the Pentagon from 2008 to 2010 as the Catholic Assignment Offi-cer in personnel before moving to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is currently assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas, with duty at Fort Leavenworth.

“As the Catholic Assignment Officer,” Yoakam said, “my job was to propose duty assignments of Catholic priests to the two-star general of the Chaplain’s Corps who approved moving priests from one post duty station to another. In addition, I kept track of all the Catho-lic priests in war zones, down range, to ensure that we had enough priests to allow the soldiers, military, allied forces and Department of Defense contrac-tors to attend Mass with some regularity. Making sure we had the coverage down range was often like juggling Jell-o, it


Bosco Cestello, O.S.B. Vincent Thiede, O.S.B. Timothy Seus, O.S.B.Patrick McKivigan, O.S.B. More Herald, O.S.B.

Paul Maher, O.S.B. Sebastian Samay, O.S.B. Stephen Nazaruk, O.S.B.Jonathan Murrman, O.S.B. Leon Hont, O.S.B.


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* * * * *Brother Albert Gahr,

O.S.B., recently had an article for publica-tion in Fish Physiol-ogy and Biochemistry. The article is titled “Identification and expression of Smads associated with TGF-b/activin/nodal signaling pathways in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)”. This was pub-lished with Drs. Caird Rexroad and Greg Weber from the USDA’s National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture in Leet-own, WV. This is work that was completed at the center before Brother Albert entered the monastery.

* * * * *Father Paschal Morlino, O.S.B., spoke of

the humble beginnings of Adelphoi Vil-


Father Jude Brady, O.S.B., has been elected to a five-year term on the Presbyteral Coun-

cil of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, as well as to a five-year term in the Office of Consul-tor for the diocese. Both appointments are effective in 2012.

A d d i t i o n a l l y , Father Jude gave the Saint Vincent Semi-nary Retreat in January 2012, and a priest retreat for the Diocese of Charlotte in Octo-ber of 2011.

lage, giving the introduction to speaker Liz Murray, who wrote the memoir Break-ing Night, telling the story of how she became homeless at 15, but turned her life around to earn a degree from Harvard University. Murray spoke at Seton Hill University as part of a series of events celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Adelphoi. Her book was later turned into a television movie, Homeless to Harvard.

Father Paschal helped found Adelphoi in Latrobe, which has grown into a $40 million enterprise operating in 30 Pennsylvania counties, and which has treated more than 40,000 young people.

* * * * *Father Stephen Concordia, O.S.B., con-

ducted a clinic entitled “The New Gre-gorian Chant Performance Prac-tice” at the Eastern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association held in Providence, RI. The biannual Conference is attended by over

800 choral directors from New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Dela-ware, Maryland and Washington D.C. and represents choral ensembles from schools and universities as well as community and professional ensembles.

Father Stephen’s work in music was featured in an article in The Catholic Free Press of Worcester, Mass., recently, as well.

The article by Mary Donovan noted that chant holds a special place in his heart.

“For centuries it was a very spontane-ous way the music began to be sung by various communities at their liturgies of the Eucharist,” Father Stephen said. “To me, it’s like the stories families tell of the trials and tribulations of their life. It’s the story of Jesus and his followers.”

* * * * *Father Frank Ziemkiewicz, O.S.B., was fea-

tured in the University of Pittsburgh’s alumni magazine recently. With a father and uncle

Veterans Part of Drawing ProjectMilitary veterans who belong to the Armbrust Veterans’ Association were the special

guests and artist models for Brother Mark Floreanini’s drawing class at Saint Vincent Col-lege February 27. The event was a special project of the Saint Vincent College Office of Service Learning and Community Outreach. The student artists, seated from left, are Amanda Schrott of McKeesport; Mitchell Lindsay of Mt. Pleasant; Matt Miller of Apollo; Jennifer Kisner of Elizabeth; Katie Puwalowski of Pittsburgh; Maria Lang of Dubois; and Joshua Flynn of Sterling, Virginia. The veterans who participated included, standing from left, DK2 Fred Husak of Scottdale, Vietnam War veteran; Sgt. Tom Strang of Mt. Pleasant, Vietnam War veteran; Cpl. Augustine Kopcho of Tarrs, Korean War veteran; Technician 4th Grade Albert Cresson of Derry, World War II; Sgt. 1st Class Don Vargo of Latrobe, Cold War and Vietnam War; Airman 2nd Class Darryl Brown of Armbrust, Cold War; Petty Offi-cer 2nd Class Duane Myers of Greensburg, Korean War; Kenny Fannerella of Greensburg, Korean War; and Br. Mark Floreanini, O.S.B. assistant professor of fine arts at Saint Vincent College. An informal reception for the veterans and students followed.

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Benedictine Spirituality Retreat A Retreat for Married Couples

May 18-20,Seasons of the Heart

God continually calls us to conversion—an invitation to the human heart to be changed by God’s timeless love. But, we are not always receptive. This retreat will explore how, by God’s Grace, the heart may turn back to God over time and be transformed into His image and likeness.

Retreat master will be Father Jeffrey Nyardy, O.S.B., a monk of the Archabbey for more than twenty years. He served as a member of the faculty and staff of Benedictine Priory and Benedictine Military High School, Savannah, Georgia from 1992 to 2011.

A Retreat for Married Couples, June 1-3“Until death do us part!”

God created humanity out of love—which is the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In the first chapter of the book of Genesis, we learn that all humanity is created in the image and likeness of God, who is Himself love. The mutual love between man and woman, then, becomes an image of the absolute and unfailing love with which God first loves each of us.

Good marriages are made in heaven! That old adage is still true. Marriage is a holy sacrament and an instrumental part of God’s plan for human happiness and fulfillment this side of paradise. Yet even the best marriages include a variety of problems, some of which are inherent in the simple fact of two people from different families trying to make a life together. Other problems are likely to arise from the peculiar pressures unique to our modern American culture.

The retreat will consider the social,

legal, moral, spiritual, sacramental, and psychological elements of a good and healthy marriage, the natural individuality which must be present to sustain the relationship throughout the lifetime of the couple, as well as the sacred bond of unity that can support and help the couple renew their promise of mutual fidelity in the best and even the worst of times.

Retreat master, Father Bonaventure Curtis, O.S.B., was himself married for 28 years before entering monastic life. His wife, Rose, passed away in 2000. Together they were blessed to raise three daughters. Father Bonaventure has been a Benedictine monk since 2004 and a priest since 2010. He is the Vocations Director for the Saint Vincent community and teaches business law at Saint Vincent College.

A Silent Retreat for Men and Women June 8-10

The Gifts and the Call of God are IrrevocableBy baptism all Christians are called

to holiness, which is simply the fullness of life in Christ. All the great saints have e m p h a s i z e d the necessity of humility for making prog-ress on the spiritual jour-ney. This retreat will explore the role of humil-ity in spiritual growth with the help of Saint Benedict, Saint Teresa of Avila, and Saint John of the Cross. Reference will be made to the Rule of Saint Benedict and the book Fire Within by Father Thomas Dubay, S.M.

The retreat master will be Father Edward Mazich, O.S.B. He served as assistant master of ceremonies (2007-2009) and began serving on the seminary faculty in 2007, teaching Sacred Scripture. In 2008 he was named Director of Solemnly Professed Benedictine and Other Religious Seminarians and Assistant Director of Human Formation. He is Novice Master of the monastic community.

A Retreat of Charismatic Prayer, June 22-24“The Holy Spirit, Master and Artisan of

Prayer: Our Living Water”The Catechism teaches us, “The Holy

Spirit is the living water ‘welling up to eternal life’ in the heart that prays. It is He who teaches us to accept it at its source: Christ. Indeed in the Christian life, there are several wellsprings where Christ waits us to drink of the Holy Spirit.” In this retreat, we will explore several wellsprings from which we can drink of the living waters, the Holy Spirit.

F a t h e r Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., was ordained to the priesthood in 2004. While completing his doctorate in computer science at Penn State University, he served as campus minister there. Since returning to Saint Vincent he has served as an adjunct faculty member at Saint Vincent College and assists with programming at WAOB Radio.

Men’s Four Day Retreat, July 19-22What Does St. Paul Tell Us to Do?

Brother Elliott has finished his book on St. Paul and can’t wait to share the results of his study with you. St. Paul has many fascinating things to tell us today on how to live together with Christ. After discussing what St. Paul has to say on the human condition, on sin and the salvation brought about by Christ, we shall examine what St. Paul says that

Christians ought to do in living out their lives in the believing community.

Retreat Master will be Brother Elliott Maloney, O.S.B. He is a member of the

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working with the Cambria County Benedictines on a study for a new priory. He serves as vice president of the Forest Hills School District Ministerium, and hosted Bishop emeritus Joseph V. Adamec for a Lenten vepers service. He will oversee his tenth Vacation Bible Camp this summer.

He also reports that during a pledge drive from WQED Radio, he received a complete works of Mozart, a 170 CD set as well as a DVD about the composer’s life. Father Alfred donated the set to the Saint Vincent library in honor of Brother Nathan Cochran’s recent receipt of the Projekten-macher Award from Saint Vincent College.

* * * * *Father Tom Hart, O.S.B, spoke recently

about Benedictine hospitality at the monthly Breakfast with Benedict, held for students, faculty and staff members. He also spoke



who attended Pitt, Father Frank fol-lowed in their foot-steps, gaining an engineering degree that eventually led to a career in the military. Ordained a priest in 1984,

he noted in the feature that reflection and study at Heinz Memorial Chapel influenced his later decision to become a priest. He is currently headmaster at Benedictine Mili-tary School in Savannah.

* * * * *Father Killian Loch, O.S.B., has an article

in the recently published book: The Heal-ing Presence of God: Transformed by Love, edited by Sister Mary Anne Schaenzer, SSND. Published by the Catholic Char-ismatic Renewal, National Service Committee, the book is a collec-tion of articles con-cerned with various aspects of being healed and trans-formed by the heal-ing presence and love of God. These articles were origi-nally published in Pentecost Today. Questions have been added to assist with personal reflection and dis-cussion.

The Healing Presence of God will encour-age the reader to be open to the various ways in which God will heal, directly or through the intercession of another in spirit, in emotions, or in the physical body. Many of the articles in the book note that love is integral to healing.

Father Killian was pictured in a recent article in The Latrobe Bulletin that featured

activities of the Campus Ministry program. “Students,” he said, “are serious about

living their faith not only by their participa-tion at Mass and services, but they are also generous with their time and talent in help-ing those in need.”

* * * * *Father Cyprian Constantine, O.S.B., spoke

recently at Saint John University Parish, Morgantown, on changes in the new Mass. His program was entitled “Wine, Whine, and Why are they changing my Mass?”

* * * * *Father Alfred Pat-

terson, O.S.B., who is completing ten years as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, New Germany, and Saint John the Baptist Parish, Summerhill, reports that he has enjoined both parishes as delegate parishes for the Gabriel Project, a pro-life Catholic ministry. He also coordinated the installation of the national Christian Family Movement at the parishes, and has been

Ministry of ReaderTaking part in the institution of Ministry of Reader on March 26 at Saint Vincent Semi-

nary were, from left, Brother Isaac Haywiser, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey, who was installed; Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., Chancellor; Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, Bishop of Covington, who presided; Brother Thomas M. Colucci, O.S.B., Mount Sav-iour Monastery, who was installed; Brother Matthew Nguyen, O.Cist., who was installed; Brother Pio Adamonis, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey, who was installed; and Very Rev. Timothy Whalen, Rector, Saint Vincent Seminary.

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Catholic Biblical Association and the Society of Biblical Literature. He has written articles for The Bible Today, and book reviews for the Catholic Bible Quarterly, Theological Studies, the Review of Biblical Literature, and Chicago Studies.

He has served as a translator for the New American Bible (revised New Testament, 1986), and has written two video scripts for Paulist Press. In 2004, Continuum Books published his work, Jesus’ Urgent Message for Today: The Kingdom of God in Mark’s Gospel, which won a second place award for

Brother Mark Floreanini, O.S.B., assistant professor of visual arts at Saint Vincent College, recently completed a unique set of stations of the cross for use at a non-denominational military chapel at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Benedictine Father Lee Yoakam is cur-rently serving as chaplain at the base, and commissioned the work from Brother Mark. Fort Leavenworth is home to the U.S. Army’s Combined Arms Center. Because the newly-constructed chapel must serve all denominations, the stations set created by Brother Mark is unique.

Since the chapel is used for worship by members of many faiths, Brother Mark created a set of doors covered with a stained glass pattern that is car-ried through the set of 14. When the stations of the cross are celebrated, the doors can be open and the faith-ful can see and pray at the stations. At other times visitors of other faiths can see the stained glass theme carried out throughout the entire chapel.

Brother Mark Designs Stations

for military chapel

Brother Mark Floreanini, O.S.B., com-pletes work on his set of stations of the cross for the U.S. Army chapel at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The stations are opened for use during the devotion, and concealed behind a stained glass pat-tern at other times (see inset).

“Best Book on Scripture” of the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada in 2005 and now has been translated into Portuguese in Brazil.

Father Son Retreat, July 27-29A Year of Faith: A Time to Discover the

Riches of the FaithPope Benedict XVI has called for a

Year of Faith beginning October 11, 2012 and has encouraged everyone to look to the Catechism to grow deeper in faith. At this year’s Father and Son Retreat, we will look to the Catechism to uncover some of its riches and to discover how it can be used in the family to foster communication and

shared growth in faith. In this way, we can prepare ourselves for the optimal reception of grace during the Year of Faith.

Retreat Master will be Father Boniface Hicks, O.S.B.

2012 Summer Retreats Scheduled

Web LinksRetreat Office website:

http://www.saintvincentretreats.org/

Online registration for retreats: http://www.stvincentstore.com/retreats/

retreats.html.






on “Prayer, Fast-ing, and Works of Mercy,” in an event sponsored by Campus Ministry.

* * * * *Father Boniface

Hicks, O.S.B., spoke on “Poverty and Simplicity in Bene-dictine Spirituality.” Father Boniface was pictured in The Catholic Accent giving a talk to the members of the Saint Luke and Saint Thomas More Soci-

eties in December, at the Bishop William G. Connare Center, Greensburg.

* * * * *Brother Isaac Haywiser, O.S.B., gave a talk

to Boy Scouts working on their Pope Pius XII religious emblem, which focuses on

vocation, that con-nected Boy Scouts with vocation dis-cernment. This was given on February 11, 2012 within the context of a retreat they were holding on campus.

* * * * *Father Vincent de Paul Crosby, O.S.B., is

serving as Liturgical and Artistic Consultant for two new churches under construction;

the Catholic Chapel at Penn State Uni-versity and the Church of Saint Margaret Mary in Lower Burrell, the Diocese of Greens-burg. He has also designed the new stained glass win-

dows in both worship spaces. * * * * *

“Move Over Blokes: Women and the

Benedictine Ideal of Education,” is the title of an article written by Father Rene Kollar, O.S.B., and published in Tjurunga: An Aus-tralasian Benedic-tine Review. Father Rene’s book which was published in Amer-ica in spring 2011, A Foreign and Wicked Institution? The Campaign Against Con-vents in Victorian England, was recently published in England by James Clarke and Co. Ltd. of Cambridge. This book is an examination of the development of Catho-lic and Anglican female religious orders in nineteenth century Britain, and the reli-gious and cultural prejudices that they had to overcome. The publisher’s website currently lists A Foreign and Wicked Insti-tution? on its Best Seller list. Father Rene is Professor of History and Dean of the School of Humanities and Fine Arts at Saint Vincent College.

* * * * *“A clearer understanding of the Eucha-

rist opens us to a deeper relationship with Jesus—a covenant with all of us in His blood, and with each of us in an inti-mate way,” wrote Father Thomas Acklin, O.S.B., in an article appearing in The Catholic News and Herald, Charlotte diocesan newspa-per. He noted that the Eucharist is both a meal and a sacrifice, as well as a memorial and participation in the one sacrifice of Christ. This memorial, Father Thomas writes, is “also His Real Presence… This shows the fullness of His remembrance of us and how He is pres-ent to us in the Eucharist….The Eucharist is truly the real Jesus as He walked on earth, God and man, but more. It is Jesus on the Cross, who has died, risen and entered into glory. And in the Eucharist, we are united as members of His body, ever more deeply each time we receive Him… This is no ordi-nary meal, and the transcendant nature of what we are doing should never be lost in its familiarity.”

* * * * *Brother Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., President

of Saint Vincent College, has been invited to serve on the Board of Trust-ees of Excela Health. Excela Health is the system formed by the merger of Latrobe, Westmore-land and Frick hospitals.

He is also a member of the Marcel-lus Shale Roundtable, convened by The Institute of Politics at the University of Pittsburgh. The Roundtable group meets regularly to answer pressing questions on how we can most effectively, and simulta-neously, grow our economy, support alter-native energy development, and safeguard our communities and environment. The Roundtable is co-chaired by Jared Cohon, President of CMU and James Roddey, of ParenteBeard, LLC, and includes repre-sentatives from government, the Academy, economic development and environmental agencies, business and foundations.

* * * * *Father Nathan Munsch, O.S.B., spoke on

“What is Changing and Why,” in a pre-sentation in Novem-ber on changes in the Mass at Saint Vincent Basilica Parish. Also partici-pating in the series was Msgr. Roger A. Statnick of the Diocese of Greensburg, who gave a presentation on historical changes in the Church.

* * * * *Father Sebastian

Samay, O.S.B., contin-ues to give monthly conferences to the Juniorate and Novi-tiate in his capacity as the coordinator of formation programs. The series started in 2011. So far the conferences covered topics of Benedictine architecture, Grego-rian music, the importance of silence, and ongoing formation.

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The Saint Vincent Camerata Scholars have produced a CD of sacred choral music from the early Renaissance period distributed internationally by Jade Music, a division of Milan Enter-tainment of Paris and Los Angeles. It is entitled, A Blessed Day Has Dawned, Sacred Choral Music: Pasestrina, Laude, Gregorian Chant. The CD includes the English Trans-lation of Palestrina’s Mass for Christmas (Dies Sanctificatus Illuxcit Nobis).

Father Stephen Concordia, O.S.B., director, said that the CD contains 18 works orga-nized around the Mass for Christmas composed by famed Italian composer Giovanni Pier-luigi da Palestrina.

“This project was performed by 14 singers who also sing with the larger Camerata group,” Father Stephen said, “but these works are more appropriate for a smaller choir.”

“We took parts of the Mass from Palestrina’s composi-tion including the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei,” Father Stephen said. “What Pal-estrina did, which was very common and popular at that time, was to take melodies from other compositions and

“The Mass is the center of our CD recording. We also added a few works of Gregorian chant including an introit (first song), alleluia, a gospel of the day, a communion antiphon and a hymn. We have also included three laude spirituali for the Christmas season.”

“In a way, we are trying to cap-ture what a Renaissance Mass would have sounded like,” Father Stephen said, “because in the Renaissance it would be common to have the introit sung in Gregorian chant and then the subsequent parts composed by Palestrina.”

The Camerata Scholars have performed the works on the CD previously at both the Saint Vincent Basilica and at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh. The music was recorded in the Saint Vincent Basilica during the summer by Josh Gunther, a baritone singer in the group who also works as a sound engineer for WAOB Radio in Latrobe.

The CD can be purchased for $15.98 from the Saint Vincent Col-lege Book Store, Basilica Gift Shop or Gristmill Coffeehouse Gift Shop or online from www.stvincentstore.com, as well as other online venues.

Father Stephen Concordia, O.S.B., directing members of the Saint Vincent Camerata during a rehearsal.

use them in the Mass. Earlier in his life, he had written a piece for the day of Christmas—a motet—which was very popular all over Europe. At another point in his life he wrote a Mass based on his motet with all of the popular themes that people would recognize. It is one of the ways that composers were con-

necting with their audience. He wanted the Mass to have a kind of unity with the same melodies throughout. That was an idea that was very popular during the Renaissance and composers of church music still do that today.



Father Gilbert Burke, O.S.B., received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal (Latin for “for the church and the pope”) from Greensburg Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt at a prayer service at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greens-burg, April 29. The award was estab-lished by Pope Leo XIII in 1888 and recognizes distinguished service to the church by lay people and clergy. It is the highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the papacy. Father Gilbert is director of the Saint Vincent Development Club.

He served as pastor of Saint Vincent Basilica Parish (2003-2004), until being named senior priest in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he was Assistant to the Archab-bot at Saint Vincent Archabbey. Father Gil-bert served as Director of Alumni at Saint Vincent College, when he was named Assistant to the President. He has served as Director of Alumni for Saint Vincent Seminary from 1996 to 2008, when he was named a consultant for Alumni Affairs. Other roles have included pastor at Saint Bruno Parish, South Greensburg, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Jeannette, and pastor of Saint Vincent Parish. He also has been a weekend assistant at Our Lady of Joy Parish, Holiday Park.

* * * * *Father Robert Roche, O.S.B., retired pastor

and teacher and retreat master, spoke on Lectio Divina (Holy Read-ing), at a series of monthly classes on Benedictine spiritu-ality sponsored by the Oblates of Saint Benedict of Saint Vincent Archabbey.

* * * * *A Christmas Day feature appearing on


the front page of the Tribune-Review, “Prayers reflect concerns of the times,” included commentary from Father Philip M. Kan-fush, O.S.B., who was interviewed by

reporter Amanda Dolasinski. Citing the prayer book that he helped establish while working as a parochial vicar at Saint Vin-cent Basilica Parish in 2001, Dolasinski wrote that the book “remains a symbol of the vital role that prayer plays in the lives of everyday people…struggling with health issues and the uncertainties of escalating worldwide unrest and unemployment.”

“When I was still working in the parish, I would occasionally peruse the book because it gave me a sense of concerns the parishioners, guests, and tourists were facing,” Father Philip said, noting it helped him stay in touch with the needs of the parish community in a pastoral way.

Father Philip presented “Video Model-ing as a Tool for Increasing Independence and Self-Direction in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities,” at the annual conference of the Ontario Association for Behavioral Analysis, Toronto, in the fall. His paper, “Dishing Direct Instruction: Parents and Teachers Tell All!” was presented at the Clute Institute Conference in Orlando in January. He gave two presentations at Benedictine Military School, Savannah, in the fall entitled, “SWOT Planning for Com-mitment and Success,” and “Supporting Struggling Students: Strategies to Facilitate Academic Competence.” He also returned to Harrisburg in January to serve on the standardization panel for the Pennsylva-nia Educator Certification Tests (PECT) to assist in developing “cut-off” scores for the exam, which was administered for the first time in April 2012.

* * * * *Father Edward M. Mazich, O.S.B., gave the

annual monastic retreat May 13 to 17 at Saint Peter’s Abbey in Muen-ster, Saskatch-ewan. From June 10 to 14 he gave the annual monas-tic retreat at Saint

Mary’s Abbey, Morristown, New Jersey.At the Catholic Biblical Association’s

annual conference at the University of Notre Dame in July Father Edward will present a paper on “Pre-Existence Christology in the Gospel of John.” He recently wrote the fol-lowing book reviews: Suzanne Nicholson, “Dynamic Oneness: The Significance and Flexibility of Paul’s One-God Language” (Cambridge: James Clarke, 2011), for the Downside Review, and Ernst Ehrenreich, “Wähle das Leben! Deuteronomium 30 als hermeneutischer Schlüssel zur Tora” Bei-hefte zur Zeitschrift für Altorientalische und Biblische Rechtsgeschichte (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2010), for The Catholic Bibli-cal Quarterly.

* * * * *Brother Benedict Janecko, O.S.B., continues

his correspondence ministry with prison-ers, and in particular a death row prisoner who claims to be wrongly imprisoned. The inmate, a pro-lific playwright and published poet, has a book of poetry, for which Brother Ben has written the fore-word and abstract: Psalms of Death Row (forthcoming).

* * * * *Father James F. Podlesny, O.S.B., was

invited to be the guest speaker at the Lenten Retreat of the Susquehanna Chapter of the Society of the Holy Trinity, a Lutheran order for pastors in the United States and Canada. Father Jim’s talk was enti-tled: “Confession: The History And Theology of the Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation.”

Father Jim is pastor of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, and serves as the Catholic Ecumenist-Theologian for the Pennsylvania Conference on Interchurch Cooperation, the ecumenical agency of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the Pennsylvania Council of Churches.


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Two monks were ordained to the dia-conate on Saturday, April 14, by Most Rev. Lawrence E. Brandt, J.C.D., Ph.D., Bishop of Greensburg.

Brother Jeremiah Lange, O.S.B.Brother Jeremiah Lange, O.S.B.,

of Pittsburgh is the son of George L. Lange of Murrysville and the late Margaret Meixelsberger. He is a 1974 graduate of Plum Senior High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Slippery Rock University in 1996, a Master of Arts/Ed.S. degree in counseling from the University of South Carolina in 2001, and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Florida in 2005.

He was employed as a district coun-selor of secondary education in the Osceola City School District; Park Place Behavioral Center, Kissimmee, as a drug and alcohol abuse coun-selor; a doctoral fellow at the University of Florida, and a psychometrist at the Counseling and Human Development Center of the University of South Caro-lina. He began studies at Saint Vincent Seminary in 2008.

He entered the novitiate at Saint Vin-cent Archabbey in July, 2007 and pro-fessed simple vows the following year. On July 11, 2011, he made solemn pro-fession of monastic vows. From 2008-2009 he served as a student advisor in the Opportunity Program at Saint Vin-cent College, assistant archivist, assis-tant director of the Oblate program, and assistant baker of Saint Vincent bread.

He serves as assistant to the director of the Oblate Program. He has served as sacristan and assistant master of ceremonies (2009-present), assistant food service liaison (2009-2010), and a research and teaching assistant on the faculty of the Education Department of Saint Vincent College (2009-2010). In 2010 he was named a field supervi-sor for Catholic Schools in the college Education Department.

Brother Maximilian Maxwell, O.S.B.Brother Maximilian Maxwell, O.S.B.,

of Philadelphia is the son of the late Robert Luke and Susan Maxwell. He is the youngest of four siblings, Susan, Catherine, Mary, and Robert.

He is a 1992 graduate of West Phil-adelphia Catholic High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication and religious studies from Saint Vincent College in 2007. Prior to entering the monastery he worked for the Boy Scouts of America with the Cradle of Liberty Council, for-merly the Philadelphia Council. During the school year, he worked in the BSA program Learning for Life, work-ing in inner city schools, and during the summer, served as a Director of C.O.P.E. and High Adventure as well as Program Commissioner at Treasure Island Scout Reservation, the oldest Boy Scout camp in the United States.

Brother Maximilian then took his camping experience into the private sector, working as a senior camp direc-tor for ESF (Education Sports and Fun)

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Summer Camps. After working for the camp industry, Brother Maximil-ian worked for corporate security for Mellon Bank at the Mellon Bank build-ing in Center City, Philadelphia. Along with being director of Corporate Secu-rity Operations, he also worked for Kelly and Partners as an account manager for several law firms in Philadelphia.

Brother Maximilian was a parishioner of Saint Andrew The Apostle Parish, before moving to Saint Vincent.

He entered the novitiate at Saint Vincent Archabbey in July, 2007 and professed simple vows the following year. He began studies at Saint Vincent Seminary in 2008. On July 11, 2011, he made solemn profession of monastic vows. From 2008-2009 he served as assistant campus minister for athletics. In 2008 he was named assistant direc-tor of Archabbey guests and facilities. In 2009 he was named an assistant in the Archabbot’s Office.

Brother Maximilian enjoys running, and has participated in Pittsburgh’s half marathon in 2010 and 2011.

Brother Jeremiah Lange, O.S.B., and Brother Maximilian Maxwell, O.S.B., were ordained to the diaconate on April 14 by most Rev. Lawrence E. Brandt, J.C.D., Ph.D., Bishop of Greensburg. Taking part in the ordination were, from left, Father Justin Matro, O.S.B., who served as rector of Saint Vincent Seminary from 2006 to 2011; Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B.; Brother Maximilian; Bishop Brandt; Brother Jeremiah and Very Rev. Timothy F. Whalen, Seminary Rector.



Above, Most Rev. Terrence Prender-gast, S.J., Archbishop of Ottawa, gave the address and received an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Semi-nary on Friday, May 11. At top, left, Father Richard Frechette, director of Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos in Haiti, received an honorary doctorate from Brother Norman Hipps, O.S.B., president of Saint Vincent College. Father Frechette, pictured at left with Brother Norman, Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., and J. Christopher Donahue, Chairman, Saint Vincent College Board of Directors, went to medical school to learn how to minister to the physical needs of the children served at the orphan-age and Saint Damien’s Hospital.

College, Seminary Commencements

Three monks of the Archabbey received degrees at the Saint Vincent Seminary commencement. Pictured are front, from left, Dr. Michel Therrien, Academic Dean; Dr. James V. Maher, Jr., Chairman, Board of Regents; Very Rev. Timothy F. Whalen, Rector; Most Rev. Terrence Prendergast, S.J., Archbishop of Ottawa; Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., Chancellor; Rev. John Mary Tompkins, O.S.B., vice rector; second row, from left, Tri Nguyen, Archdiocese of Atlanta; Brother John Mary Lugemwa, O.S.B., Mary, Mother of the Church Abbey; John Michniuk, Diocese of Covington. In the third row, from left, are Brandon Kleckner, Diocese of Erie; Alberto Vargas, Diocese of Saginaw; Ray William Takacs, Diocese of Greensburg; Brother Albert Gahr, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey. In the back row, from left, are Kevin Fazio, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Brother Francis Ehnat, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey; William Michael Newhouse, Diocese of Greensburg; Michael James Orange, Diocese of Greensburg; Brother Nathanael Polinski, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey.

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Two monks of Saint Vincent Archab-bey were ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 19, by Most Rev. Donald Trautman, Bishop of Erie, in the Arch-abbey Basilica. Father Francis Ehnat, O.S.B., is most recently from Savannah, and Father Nathanael Polinski, O.S.B., is from the Duquesne area of Pittsburgh.

Father Francis EhnatFather Francis (George) Ehnat, O.S.B.,

was born at Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, a son of the late Marianne F. and James H. Dean.

As he completed his diaconate year and prepared for ordination to the priesthood, Father Francis noted that “my diaconate year has been fruitful and a welcome experience to be assigned to Saint Benedict Parish in Carrolltown. “

He said it has been a full year, includ-ing “visiting the hospital, communion calls, being involved in the various activities that center around fund raising such as the monthly breakfasts, basket auctions, and pumpkin pie deserts, and of course the preaching experience. The parish community has been supportive in my attempts to open up the word of God. Everyone from the altar servers to the lectors have taken their service seri-ously and have been an inspiration to me to do my best. Over all, the year has been a blessing.”

Father Francis attended Eisenhower Elementary School, Kansas, and is a 1967 graduate of Camden High School, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor of science degree in zoology in 1972 from Clemson University. He also attended Armstrong State College in Savannah, Saint Vincent College, and began stud-ies at Saint Vincent Seminary in 2007.

He made simple profession of monas-tic vows on July 10, 1985, and solemn profession of vows on July 11, 1988.

Prior to his service at Saint Vincent, he was a lab technician at Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc., in Savannah, and did volun-teer work at a night shelter in Savannah for two years, four years with Project D.A.W.N., Guyana, South America. At Saint Vincent, he has served as miller

Two Ordained To Priesthoodat the gristmill (1985-1988); man-ager of the grist-mill (1986-1988); assistant sacristan at the Archabbey Basilica (1985-1988). From 1988 to 2007, he was assigned to Bene-dictine Priory in Savannah, where he was archivist (1989-2007). He was maintenance director of Bene-dictine Military School in Savan-nah (1997-2007). Upon his return to Latrobe in 2007, he was named associate director of Arch-abbey guests and guest facilities and miller at the Saint Vincent Gristmill.

Father Nathanael PolinskiFather Nathanael Ronald Polinski,

O.S.B., is the son of Mary Ann Polinski of Duquesne and the late Raymond E. Polinski. He was born and raised as a member of Holy Trinity Parish, West Mif-flin, and, prior to entry into the monas-tery he was a member of Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish in Glenshaw.

Father Nathanael is a 1983 gradu-ate of Serra Catholic High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1987. He received a master of business admin-istration degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1993.

After beginning his career with Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in West Palm Beach, Florida, he accepted a posi-tion with Allegheny Ludlum in 1988. He worked in various positions for Allegh-eny Ludlum and its parent corporation, Allegheny Technologies, until his entry into the Benedictine Order, in 2005.

“I was told by one of the priests in our community that the parish that you go to will help to form you,” said Father Nathanael. “I was at Saint Nicholas in

Nicktown and they are a relatively small parish with about 400 families. But it is a very vibrant parish with parishioners very young to very old, who are actively involved, so it’s been a very good expe-rience.”

While he currently served under Father Chad Ficorilli, O.S.B., Father Job Foote, O.S.B., was there for the first few weeks of his diaconate year.

“It has proved to be a blessing to serve under two pastors within the deacon year,” Father Nathanael said. “The thing that has struck me is the community itself. It is a warm, vibrant, welcoming community. Even though it is small it is so active that the days are very full. They have a school, a consoli-dated school from our parish and Prince of Peace. The students are very knowl-edgeable about the faith. They them-selves provide a very great witness of living the Christian life. In so many ways the parish does that.”

Father Nathanael made simple pro-fession of monastic vows on July 10, 2006, and solemn profession on July 11, 2009. He has served in various posi-tions at Saint Vincent Archabbey includ-ing socius of novices, assistant to the director of Archabbey Finances and Investments, the faculty of Saint Vincent College, and assistant Junior Master.

Most Rev. Donald Trautman, Bishop of Erie, ordained Father Nathanael Polinski, O.S.B., left, and Father Francis Ehnat, O.S.B., right, to the priesthood on May 19 at the Archabbey Basilica.

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Burial crypts are available in the sanctuary apse area behind the main altar in the Mausoleum Chapel. The sanctuary crypts are located in a gated area near the altar. This area is limited to 14 couples.

Pietà

A limited number of niches are available around the Pietà that is located at the center of the atrium in the Mary, Mother of Mercy, Chapel and Mausoleum. An elegant bronze replica of Michaelanglo’s marble Pietà statue at the Vatican, with the Crucified Jesus, taken down from the cross, and cradled in the arms of his Blessed Mother, Mary, Mother of Mercy.

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The Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey commemorated All Souls Day with a public prayer ser-vice for the faithful departed at Saint Vincent Cemetery, and a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Mary, Mother of Mercy Chapel and Mausoleum. The chapel and mausoleum will serve as a sanctuary for prayer and remembrance of family members, alumni of Saint Vin-cent Prep, College and Seminary, Oblates, parishioners and friends from throughout the region.

Since the cemetery is part of the monastery grounds and is near the historic Archabbey Basilica, “coming home” includes remembrance in the daily prayers and Masses of the Benedictine Community. For those who choose to be buried elsewhere, a special memorial sec-tion has been established for remembrance, as a way of extending this perpetual “coming home” to all alumni and friends.

Attending the event were many of the monks in the Benedictine community, diocesan priest alumni, mem-bers of the parish, members of the media, seminarians, and college students. Pictured at top, from left, are Caroline Kollar, Saint Vincent Cemetery; Barbara Huber, Saint Vincent Cemetery; Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B.; and Father Thomas Curry, O.S.B., pastor of Saint Vincent Basilica Parish. For additional information contact the Cemetery Office at 724-805-2651.

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Four To Profess Simple Vows

Four novices will complete a year of contemplation and study designed to discern a vocation as Benedictine monks, culminating in their profess-ing simple vows on Tuesday, July 10 at Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica. They are Brother Basil Alexander, O.S.B., of Houston; Brother Theophilus Núñez, O.S.B., of Brooklyn; Berother Miguel González, O.S.B., of Virginia Beach, and Brother Rafael Quesada, O.S.B., of Michigan.

Brother Miguel González, O.S.B.“Looking back over the past year as a

novice at Saint Vincent, the experience has been incomparable to anything else in my life,” said Brother Miguel. “The whole morning of our investiture was unforgettable, being invested with the habit, to sharing the sign of peace with each member of the community, and then beginning a year-long journey of discernment and living the monastic life.

“Following a four-month postulancy of prayerful discernment, I felt confident that God was calling me to continue to the novitiate. Only now, can I look back and truly appreciate the impact of this experience and what an opportunity it has been to grow closer to God.

“The novitiate has been a time of great joy and deep spiritual and per-sonal reflection, yet it has not been without its challenges,” Brother Miguel said. “Some of the greatest moments I have had this year are with my class-mates. Though we come from different cultural, professional, and geographic backgrounds, it has been no obstacle in growing in fraternal friendship.


Effort Underway To Put Benedictine Military School On National Register

Over the last five years, Brother Timo-thy Brown, O.S.B., and Robert Ciucev-ich, a Savannah author and historic preservationist, have been working on an application for the nomination of the Benedictine Military School campus to the National Register of Historic Places. Ciucevich is currently working on the completion of the application. They also hope to raise awareness of the very unique architecture on the campus.

As part of this process, Ciucevich has written two articles about the campus, one of which has been published in the nationally distributed e-newsletter of the Recent Past Preservation Network.

“The campus will be 50 years old in 2013,” Ciucevich said, “and we hope to have it listed on the National Regis-ter by that time. In addition, I hope to assist the alumni association in having an historical marker in place by 2017 to commemorate Saint Vincent’s 50 years of service at the school and within the community.”

Ciucevich noted that the structure represents “the culmination of nearly a century of Benedictine presence in Georgia....The Benedictine campus is significant locally as perhaps the finest concentration of modern architec-ture in Savannah and—in the words of Georgia’s State Historic Preservation

Office—as a ‘rare example of an intact Modernist campus in Georgia’.”

Benedictine College, fashioned on a military basis in the tradition of schools such as West Point and others, opened in 1902 with 21 cadets and grew rapidly. Growth in the mid-twentieth century forced construction of a new campus on Savannah’s Southside in 1958. Work was completed and the school moved in 1963 from its downtown location on Bull Street. Up until 1967 Benedictines of Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, worked with the school. In 1967, Saint Vincent Benedictines took up the work, and have been involved with managing the school since that time.

“The BC campus architecture is also of cultural and historical significance to the nation because it shares important characteristics with Benedictine con-struction which was completed around the same time in other parts of the United States,” said Brother Timothy. “Our campus is in continual use, even when classes are not in session. BC alumni and several local organizations hold events here throughout the year. Inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places will ensure its protection and inspire preservation measures to be taken, thus securing its enjoyment and use in years to come.”

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Brother Basil Alexander, O.S.B.

Brother Theophilus Nuñez, O.S.B.

Brother MiguelGonzález, O.S.B.

Brother RafaelQuesada, O.S.B.

“I have also come to value the daily interactions with the men of the com-munity, especially hearing the stories of their own vocational journey. The novitiate is a time of deep prayer and discernment, and with the help of my spiritual director and superiors, I have been challenged to grow personally and spiritually. Every novice is challenged to confront the ways in which God may be calling him to greater conversion, and this is a challenge I have not been immune to. The novitiate above all has given me a greater awareness of God’s providential movement throughout my life.

“I have come to a greater apprecia-tion of how special my vocation is and what a gift it truly is. I consider it a great blessing to pursue first profession of vows to the very community of men that ministered to me as a parishioner at Saint Gregory the Great, Virginia Beach. It was no doubt due to the fervent prayers of family and friends, particularly through the intercession of our Blessed Mother, and the unyielding response of the monastic community, that my class-mates and I have been given the grace of perseverance in our vocations.

“As Saint Benedict writes in the rule, ‘the love of Christ must come before

all else’ (RB 4:21). I look foward to the day when we stand and profess vows of obedience, stablity and conversion of life together.”

Brother Miguel earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Ohio Domini-can University, Columbus, Ohio, in 2008. He served as a sacristan, Eucharistic minister, RCIA sponsor and catechist at Saint Gregory the Great Parish, Virginia Beach, which is served by Benedictines of Saint Vincent Archabbey.

Brother Theophilus Nuñez, O.S.B.Brother Theophilus Núñez, O.S.B.,

of Saint Vincent Archabbey is the son of Louis and Leonora Núñez of Brook-lyn, New York. He has three sisters, Lori Núñez Iaquinta of Oceanside, New York; Jeanine Núñez of Oceanside; Michelle Núñez Alman of Baldwin, New York and Michael Núñez of Brooklyn. He gradu-ated from Xaverian High School in 2001. He studied at Saint Francis College, before earning a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Saint John’s Univer-sity in 2006.

“I consider it a great honor to have been welcomed here to the Archab-bey. This truly is a Benedictine Place. The generosity and charity that has been shown me has truly been incred-ible,” said Brother Theophilus. I have been grateful every moment from the

openness of Archabbot Douglas and the monastic community. I have been taught many lessons about Scripture, prayer, community living and above all how to grow closer to Jesus Christ.

“Most importantly though is learing about the importance of the essentials to building a strong foundation of obedi-ence and silence. As we are taught, if one can do these well then the rest are footnotes.

“Throughout my year in the novi-tiate I have grown spiritually and I have been able to gain a better understand-ing of my gifts and talents. Initially I was encouraged to learn new hobbies. I have begun to learn piano, stained glass, pottery and I have come to develop a love for Mozart and opera. I am look-ing forward to taking vows and seeing how I can contribute to the community here. Being from Brooklyn has been a particular challenge in getting used to and adjusting to a new rural environ-ment. Now the only thing left to discern is whether I am going to stay a New York Giants fan or become a Pittsburgh Steelers fan.”

Brother Basil Alexander, O.S.B.Brother Basil, who was known as

William before receiving his monastic name, said the name was selected after the Doctor of the Church and monas-

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tic father Basil the Great. Hailing from Houston, he earned a bachelor of arts degree in drama from the University of Dallas in 2007.

In reflecting upon his year in the novi-tiate, he noted that “The year has had quite a few ups and downs spiritually and emotionally: moving to a different part of the country with new faces, daily schedules, and geography, along with the expected spiritual battles is a lot to handle. I have come to realize what many monks have told me: you have to be an individual before you can live in community. Fortunately, I am learning through the novitiate who I am in Christ.

“Boniface Wimmer wrote to the men who were to follow him to America, ‘I do not know what the future holds, I only show you the cross.’ This cross of life calls us to die to ourselves. Following God’s call to join Saint Vincent has been a process of dying to my old self, and I am glad I came.”

Brother Rafael Quesada, O.S.B. Brother Rafael Quesada, O.S.B., lived

in Michigan and worked in the Informa-tion Technology and web design indus-try. He remembered “traveling to Saint Vincent was a very exciting time for me. It was the Fourth of July when I arrived at the abbey. I remember that as I trav-eled from Michigan to Latrobe that I had many questions in mind. What was monastic life in the Abbey like? Would this be the right place for me? The novi-tiate answered all those questions and more. It has been a spiritually enriching experience.”

“I took the name Rafael in honor of the archangel,” he said. “Angels have been a great help to the Church and to many saints throughout history. And to this day they can help all of us as long as we ask them for assistance.”

Brother Rafael is originally from the Philippines. The son of Hector and Clare Quesada, he is a graduate of the University of the Philippines, earning a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering in 1998. “The novitiate has been a great introduction to the life of

prayer and service to the Church that the Lord has called me to. I learned many new things together with my novice classmates and although we come from different parts of America, we were all united in seeking the Lord and sharing the monastic life with all our brother monks. In order to grow we need help. And so we have all been for-tunate to have the help and guidance of many monks who teach us how to live a life of prayer and work in the Abbey. All things eventually pass away and the only thing that endures is the time we spend with Christ and the time spent working towards eternity.”

Junior MonksJunior monks renewing their vows

included: Brother Romuald Duchene, O.S.B.; Brother Matthew Lambert, O.S.B.; and Brother Isaac Haywiser, O.S.B.; Father Killian Loch, O.S.B.; Brother Canice McMullen, O.S.B.; Brother Joachim Morgan, O.S.B.; and Brother Gregory Zimmerman, O.S.B.

Four To Profess Solemn VowsFour men will make solemn profes-

sion of monastic vows, or vows for life, on Monday, July 11, at Saint Vin-cent Archabbey. Brother Pio Adamo-nis, O.S.B.; Brother Albert Gahr, O.S.B.; Brother John Paul Heiser, O.S.B. and

Father Jean-Luc Zadroga, O.S.B.Brother John Paul Heiser, O.S.B.

Brother John Paul (Ryan) Heiser is the son of Randy and Sherry Heiser of Bethel Park. He has three brothers, all of Bethel Park, Jeffery, Steven and Bren-

nan. He is a 2004 graduate of Bethel Park High School and earned a bach-elor of arts degrees in international poli-tics and psychology from Penn State University in 2008. While at Penn State he served in various leadership roles,

Brother Pio Adamonis, O.S.B.

Brother Albert Gahr, O.S.B.

Brother John PaulHeiser, O.S.B.

Father Jean-LucZadroga, O.S.B.



assistant food service liaison.“After four years in the monastery,

I have begun to see how much God has been working all my life to get me here.,” he said. “From a professional and/or academic standpoint, the growth in the monastic community was cer-tainly not the most difficult endeavor that I have undertaken, but the personal growth that I have experienced in the past four years cannot be measured by such a worldly standard. I can see now all the things, family, friends and colleagues, mean so much more when you see all they actually do in your life and make you the person that you have become. Many people have asked me if I miss all the things that I have given up when I entered the monastery. This life will be very difficult for anyone who is focused on what they do not have rather than always keeping mind all that God has given me in this community. I think of those who are no longer with the community, those that have passed to communion with God, how loved they are by the community, and I realize that through our prayer, we are still one great community joined by the common mission to follow our Holy Father Saint Benedict and seek God above all.”

Father Jean-Luc Zadroga, O.S.B.Father Jean-Luc (Clinton Paul) Zad-

roga is the son of Pamela (Faulk) Bas-sett of Elizabeth Township and the late Paul A. Zadroga. He has a brother, Zachary of Irwin, and two sisters, Sarah Zadroga Cole of Irwin and Alexis Zad-roga Yaroscak of Belle Vernon.

He is a 1992 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy in 1997 from Duquesne University, and a master of divinity degree and a master of arts degree in theology from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2001. He was ordained a deacon in 2000 and a priest in May 2001 in the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop Donald Wuerl.

Four To Make Solemn Profession

including as president of the Newman Catholic Student Association. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Eta Sigma.

He entered the novitiate of Saint Vin-cent Archabbey in 2008 and professed simple vows on July 10, 2009. He began studies at Saint Vincent Semi-nary in 2009. He has served as sacristan (2009-present), assistant master of cer-emonies (2009-present), assistant to the director of vocations (2009-present) and assistant archivist (2009). He has been leader of the Firefall Seminary Prayer Group (2010-2012), was vice president of the Seminary Student Association (2011-2012) and was the Seminary Stu-dent Association Liturgical Coordinator (2010-2011).

“The Blessed Virgin led me to the monastery,” he said. “Her Immaculate Heart has sustained me in affliction, and I trust she will form me into a true son of the Church and of Saint Benedict through my solemn profession.”

Brother Albert Gahr, O.S.B.Brother Albert (Scott) Gahr is the son of

Raymond and Diana Gahr of Kersey. He is the brother of Wendy Gahr Noll, Graf-ton, WV; Stacy Gahr McKee, St. Marys; Andrew Gahr, St. Marys and Shelly Gahr Straub of Richmond. He is a 1991 gradu-ate of Elk County Christian High School, St. Marys. He earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree in biology in 1995 from Saint Vincent College and a doctorate in genetics and developmental biology from West Virginia University in 2002.

He entered the novitiate of Saint Vin-cent Archabbey in 2008, made simple profession of monastic vows on July 10, 2009 and began studies at Saint Vincent Seminary in the fall of 2009. He was appointed socius of novices and a teaching assistant in the Biology Department of Saint Vincent College in 2009. In 2010 he was appointed an

From 2001-2002 he served as paro-chial vicar of Saint Margaret of Scotland, Green Tree. He served as secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop Wuerl from 2002-2003, then as parochial vicar of Saint Sebastian Parish, Ross Town-ship from 2003-2005. In December of 2005 he was named parochial vicar of Saint James Parish, Sewickley, where he served until July 2008, when he entered the novitiate at Saint Vincent. Additionally, he served as chaplain for North Catholic High School from 2004-2008. He entered the novitiate of Saint Vincent Archabbey in 2008. In 2009 he was named associate master of cer-emonies and assistant director of sac-risties, director and manager of the Basilica Gift Shop, assistant director of Campus Ministry and assistant in the Saint Vincent College Student Affairs Office. He served as a Benedictine resi-dent in Rooney Hall from 2010 to 2011.

Brother Pio Adamonis, O.S.B.Brother Pio (Peter Paul) Adamonis, III,

is the son of Peter P. and Catherine Ada-monis of Upland. He has two sisters, Debbie of Boothwyn and Lisa Kei of San Diego, and one brother, Michael of Upland. He is a 1986 graduate of Saint James High School. He earned a bach-elor of science degree in marketing from Penn State University in 1990.

He entered the novitiate of Saint Vin-cent Archabbey in 2008, made simple profession of vows on July 10, 2009 and began studies at Saint Vincent Seminary in the fall of 2009. He served as assis-tant in the infirmary chapel (2008-2009), assistant archivist (2009-2010), and an assistant in audio and video production for the Fred Rogers Center (2009-2010). He is as an assistant for audio and video production in the Archabbey Public Relations Office (2009-present). In 2010 he was named assistant golf coach for Saint Vincent College and sacristan and assistant master of ceremonies for the Archabbey.


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Campus Ministry Students Complete Service Trip

Students and Fathers Jean-Luc Zad-roga, O.S.B., and Killian Loch, O.S.B., took part in the Campus Ministry Mis-sion Trip to Brazil during Spring Break. The students stayed at the Convent of Missionary Sisters of Christ in Jundiai, Brazil. The sisters conduct two schools to educate children who live in the fave-las (colloquially known as shanty towns) of Jundiaí. The group assisted in these schools as part of the Mission Trip. In addition to this the students worked at Mae Magnificat, a personal care facility where the homeless elderly are welcomed and cared for. The group also visited Saint Vincent’s Priory, Sao Bento in Vinhedo and Sao Bento Mon-astery in Sao Paolo.

In the top photo, the group visits São Bento Priory, Vinhedo. From left are Christina Pantalone, Shawna Edwards, Cheri Falcon, Sarah Heimel, Alex Spesy (directly behind Sarah), Patricia Young, Kayla Howard, Lauren Donahue, Father Killian, Jake Galasso, Mike Parisi, Father Jean-Luc and Brother Philip (from São Bento. At middle, left, Lauren Dona-hue works with a group of students at Casa da Crianca Nossa Senhora do Exlilio. At bottom left, from left, Joelso Ferrei, Jake Galasso, Shawna Edwards, Lauren Donahue and Father Killian visit a home in Jundiaí. The family recently moved from the favela to government housing and the woman proudly shows off her new three room apartment that she shares with her mother, children, daugher-in-law and grandchildren.

—Photos courtesy of Lauren Donahue

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Junior Monks Tour Savannah, PrioryDuring spring break, junior monks and visiting monks and a seminarian from China had the opportunity to tour the Benedictine

Priory in Savannah, Georgia, operated by monks of the Archabbey. While there the monks taught cadets at Benedictine Military School, visited the Chapel of Our Lady of Hope, established by Benedictine fathers from Saint Vincent in 1874, and had a tour of the priory and school led by Brother Timothy Brown, O.S.B. Pictured teaching is Brother John Paul Heiser, O.S.B. The group is the same in all three photos, with the addition of Brother Timothy in the middle, left, photo. They include, in that image, from left, Brother Timo-thy; Brother Romuald Duchene, O.S.B., Brother Isaac Haywiser, O.S.B., Brother John Paul, O.S.B., Brother Joachim Morgan, O.S.B., Brother Matthew Lambert, O.S.B., and Brother Canice McMullen, O.S.B. In front, from left are, Brother Martinho Zevallos, O.S.B., a junior monk of São Bento Priory in Vinhedo, Brazil, Brother Rafael dos Santos, O.S.B., São Bento Monastery, Brazil, and Yi Liang Huang, Diocese of Cheng Du, China. The picture at top left is by Will Fleming of Benedictine Military School. The other photos are by Father Philip M. Kanfush, O.S.B.

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TXTing’s Impact On Language No reason 2 LOL

The younger generation’s extensive use of abbreviations to communicate quickly in text messages—LOL (laugh out loud), IDK (I don’t know) or MBF (my best friend)—may be a sign of a major change in the English language, accord-ing to Father Wulfstan Clough, O.S.B., professor of English at Saint Vincent College and an expert in the field of phi-lology and linguistics.

“Acronyms, or words formed from abbreviations, are becoming routine in current language,” he said. “At first they were just written in text messages. Now, those same acronyms are becoming new words in our spoken language.”

Current communication technology is having an impact on the way people speak.

“A good example is the television commercial where a mother asks her daughter who she has been texting so much and the girl responds in textspeak: ‘IDK MBF Jill’—I don’t know, my best friend, Jill,” Father Wulfstan said. “The commercial is very amusing but it hits

on something that is really happening in the sense that tech-nology is affecting the way English is being spoken.”

“The pace of text-speak is much faster than normal speech,” he said. “I think we are in more of a hurry now than ever before. Speed and efficiency are playing a role. We just want to say what we want as quickly as we can so we can get on with whatever we were doing. I think our language is going to keep speeding up. It may eventually sound like a record that is played at a faster than normal speed.”

“If you study the origins and develop-

ment of the English language, you will find that a major shift in the English lan-guage occurs roughly every 500 years,” Father Wulfstan said. “Our language arrived in Great Britain in 449, when it was brought there by the Anglo Saxons. The Norman Conquest in 1066 brought a heavy French influence to English, so that the Old English of Beowulf became the Middle English of Chaucer. Then, in the fifteenth century, the period between Chaucer and Shakespeare, we had the Great Vowel Shift, which turned Middle English into Modern English. The pattern is evident.

“Now, around the year 2000, I think we are looking at the beginning of another major change in English. I predict that a hundred years from now, English may be so different that we will have trouble understanding it.” In some parts of the world English is taking on entirely differ-ent forms, he said.

“Pidgin English used in Africa and the South Pacific is a good example. It’s

clearly English but probably not a form we would understand. It uses English vocabulary and grammar but in a very different way. Influences on English from other cultures and other languages will also have an impact, such as Jamaican English, ebonics, even British and Irish English.”

Textspeak is also affecting the way children learn to write.

“I frequently hear grade school teach-ers complain that children are using these acronyms in their writing, and even inserting emoticons, the graphic faces that smile or frown,” Father Wulfstan said. “Of course, the teachers still teach standard English, which the students do need to know. Textspeak is far from acceptable in polite or formal discourse. Teachers try to maintain a rigid separa-tion between textspeak and standard English. But the students still use text-speak in casual conversation. It’s like a parallel track; they adapt their level of usage to the audience they are speak-ing to. And the influence of textspeak will inevitably creep over.”

“Textspeak is better only in that it is quicker, not more accurate,” he added. “I would argue that it is less accurate since it is trimmed down so much that you have trouble making fine distinc-tions. In textspeak the language lacks subtlety—it is just for practical commu-nication.”

“I think if textspeak continues to be influential, you are going to see some-thing like a polyglot,” he said, where “current standard English and textspeak will combine to produce a new form of English. It will take at least a generation, but it could happen. Something like that occurred after the Norman Conquest. French vocabulary and grammar com-bined with Old English to change the language into a combination of the two.”

“I don’t think you can deny that tech-nology is having a permanent effect on English,” he added. “Whether that effect is for the better or the worse remains to be seen.”

—Saint Vincent College PR

Father Wulfstan Clough, O.S.B.



Brother Nathan M. Cochran, O.S.B., instructor in fine arts, director of The Saint Vincent Gallery and artistic direc-tor of the Saint Vincent College Concert Series, was named the first winner of Saint Vincent College’s new Projekten-macher Award in recognition of his cre-ative initiative that, in the spirit of Saint Vincent Founder Boniface Wimmer, has made a valuable difference to the campus community through creativ-ity, imagination and vision. The award was presented by Saint Vincent Col-lege President Brother Norman Hipps, O.S.B., during the Founders’ Day Honors Convocation in the Saint Vin-cent Basilica.

“When Brother Nathan arrived here in the early 1980s to share our common life, Saint Vincent had discontinued many of its programs in the fine arts. It was Brother Nathan who was a patient and tireless lobbyist for the College to reactivate the fine arts program with greater zeal, and even for us to require a course in the arts as part of our core curriculum. He reminded the monks and the faculty of the simple but pro-found message of Boniface Wimmer, who said: ‘I am firmly convinced that a

monastic school, which does not strive to advance art as much as science and religion, will be deficient in its work.’”

“Brother Nathan reignited the interest that we once had by spending count-less hours arranging art exhibits, and searching for America’s most talented artists, to invite them here to treat us to wonderful concerts on classical and contemporary music and dance,” Brother Norman said. “Of particular note, he initiated a Nationwide Juried Catholic Art Exhibition. For the third competition, he successfully enlisted

Sister Wendy Beckett to serve as judge. She is a famed art historian from Great Britain, who is paradoxically a cloistered Carmelite nun, as well as a television star on the BBC.

“I wish to bestow the Projekten-macher Award to you, Brother Nathan Cochran, for your generous and price-less contribution to our common life, and to quietly show us that our natu-ral attraction to beauty can lead to the pursuit of the good, and to conduct our interior vision to all that is true.”

Brother Nathan earned a bachelor of arts degree at the Pontifical Col-lege Josephinum, a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, and a master of science degree from Pratt Institute. In addition to his work at Saint Vincent, Brother Nathan has served as a consultant to George Lucas Films while preparing for the release of a DVD of the television series, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. A member of the Emperor Karl League of Prayers for Peace Among Nations, he has worked to advance the cause of sainthood for Emperor Karl, who had ascended to the throne in the Austro-Hungarian empire in 1916, two years after the assassi-nation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an act which had triggered the start of World War I.

Brother Nathan

Receives Award

Brother Nathan M. Cochran, O.S.B., received the Projektenmacher Award at the annual Founders’ Day and Honors Convocation recently.

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To give a tribute or memorial gift, please make a donation to Saint Vincent Archabbey in honor of or in memory of a friend, colleague or family member. Mail to Mr. Paul R. Whiteside, Archabbey Development Office, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, Pa., 15650-2690, 724-532-6740. Donors from October 22, 2011 to April 9, 2012, include:

REV. GILBERT J. BURKE, O.S.B.Mrs. Janet L. BunchPaul and Amy Detruf and FamilyMr. Paul J. and Mrs. Andrea DetrufMargie and John KraftMr. James and Dr. Dawn Turkovich and children

REV. ATHANASIUS C. CHERRY, O.S.B.

Duquesne University School of NursingREV. PATRICK T. CRONAUER, O.S.B.

Mrs. Marion G. CronauerMR. AND MRS. EDWARD B. DUNLAP

Honorable and Mrs. Robert C. GalloVERY REV. EARL J. HENRY, O.S.B.

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AnonymousMS. RITA M. MCGINLEY

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Ms. Kathleen A. BrestenskyMs. Lesa Yeager

RT. REV. DOUGLAS R. NOWICKI, O.S.B.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. BeyerCathy and Kylie Nowicki

MS. ANA LUCIA M. PEREIRAAnonymous

REV. CHRYSOSTOM V. SCHLIMM, O.S.B.

Mr. Richard R. FeldbauerMr. Walter J. Samul, Jr.

Mr. DENNIS THIMONSMr. John R. Kramer

REV. RICHARD ULAM, O.S.B.Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Wright

REV. DANIEL C. WOLFEL, O.S.B.Mr. Richard R. Feldbauer

REV. VINCENT E. ZIDEK, O.S.B.Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Wright

+LOUISE B. BECKGilbert and Loretta Pastor

+JOSEPH BEZILADiane AyehPaula Ann and James BradleyDeborah FarrellStan and El KapinosPatsy LongTom and Sue McAvoyDiane RushPatti and Maureen Wynne

+REV. ALBERT C. BICKERSTAFF, O.S.B.

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Shearouse, Jr.+REV. JOSEPH P. BRONDER, O.S.B.

Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell+REV. BONIFACE BUERKLE, O.S.B.

Mr. Robert F. Seiler+SAGE CAPOZZI

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Mr. Harold Cheatle+CHRISTOPHER COENE

Syma and Patrick Mulich+HAROLD T. CRONAUER, SR.

Mrs. Marion G. Cronauer+ANDREW DEBONE

Regis and Jackie DuganMrs. Anna Golofski

+EUGENE DEGIDIOMr. John DeGidio

+REV. WILFRED M. DUMM, O.S.B.Mr. and Mrs. Frank ColellaMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fennell, Sr.Mrs. Orlie S. FerrettiNancy and Doug HanzelMr. and Mrs. Thomas KennedyMr. and Mrs. B. Max Kirsch

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph LiebSr. Mary Faith McKean, R.S.M.Marjorie and Paul Smego

+RALPH S. ELLISMrs. Margaret G. Ellis

+REV. MARION J. EMLING, O.S.B.John and Patricia Donlon

+REV. CONAN E. FEIGH, O.S.B.Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cronan

+CONRAD FLESSNER, SR.Mrs. Jean A. Flessner

+GERRY FOLEYSyma and Patrick Mulich

+ELISABETH GUTTENDORFMs. Ann Guttendorf

+CLARENCE G. HAGERTY, JR.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Dudzinsky

+SISTER LAURENCE HANLEY, O.S.F. Syma and Patrick Mulich

+MARTHA HICKSMr. and Mrs. William L. Hicks

+MR. STEVE M. HONEYGOSKYRoger and Patricia Lapson

+STEVE HUBANSMrs. Anna Golofski

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+KLARMANN AND DELANEY FAMILIES

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+STAN LICCIARDISyma and Patrick Mulich

+GIOVANNA AND CARMEN MARCHETTI

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Two Ways To Helpthe Benedictine

CommunityThe Benedictine Community of

Saint Vincent Archabbey has played an important role in the history of the Catholic faith for more than 150 years. In addition to the establishment of 12 monasteries and 152 parishes throughout the United States, the monks also established Saint Vincent College and Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and Fu Jen Catholic University in China. While continuing to run Saint Vincent Col-lege and Seminary as well as parishes throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia; Benedic-tine Military School in Savannah and campus ministry programs at Penn State University and West Virginia University. Saint Vincent Benedictines also operate missions in Taiwan and Brazil. As you can see, the important role of Saint Vincent continues!

Our Benedictine community has more than 150 monks who devote their lives to serving the needs of people through a wide variety of pas-toral, educational, and missionary works, both at Saint Vincent and at our apostolates.

Paul R. WhitesideDirector of Development

That is why it is so important for the work of the Benedictines to carry on. You can help in one of two ways.

First of all, you can open a charita-ble gift annuity. In exchange for your irrevocable gift of cash or securities, Saint Vincent Archabbey would agree to pay you a fix sum of money, each year for life.

• Married? No problem. We will pay a fixed sum of money each year as long as either of you is alive.

• While your rate of return depends upon your age, it is not uncommon to earn 7 or 8%.

• You will qualify for a federal income tax deduction.

• Your estate may enjoy reduced

probate costs and estate taxes, and...• Because the remainder will belong

to Saint Vincent Archabbey, you will be providing financial support for the future service of the Benedictine monks.

Another way you can help is to remember Saint Vincent Archabbey through a charitable bequest. This way, you can retain access to your entire estate while you are living. But your generosity and commitment to the works of the Benedictine monks can live on after you are gone.

• Your gift can be made in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. Gifts paying tribute to your parents or a deceased Benedictine are the most common through the Benedictine Health and Welfare Fund.

• Cash or securities are certainly welcome. In addition, real estate and other property make a nice bequest. Bequests can be made in the name of Saint Vincent Archabbey.

To find out how this general infor-mation applies to you, please contact:

Paul WhitesideDirector of DevelopmentSaint Vincent Archabbey(724)[email protected] you for your continued

support!

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+REV. JOHN F. MURTHA, O.S.B.Mr. Edward J. Dunn, III

+PATRICIA PUHALA OSMANMrs. Anna Golofski

+ANNA AND GEORGE PASTORGilbert and Loretta Pastor

+STANLEY T. POCRATSKYMrs. Irene B. Pocratsky

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was a very fluid operation, always sub-ject to change.”

Although not under the personnel direction of Lieutenant Colonel Yoakam, Captain Joseph Adams, O.S.B., spent ten-and-a-half months assigned to U.S. Forces-Afghanistan as a theater asset. He served as a priest for military contrac-tors and coalition forces, as well as for U.S. military personnel.

“I was specifically tasked to Catho-lic support,” Father Joe said, adding that there were probably a maximum of a dozen Catholic priests through-out Afghanistan during his deployment

there. In his role as chaplain, he provided RCIA and counseling services, as well as masses and confessions. In Kabul, he lived in a headquarters dormitory, but during the 25 to 26 days a month that he spent on the road, travel-ing from unit to unit, he lived in a tent.

“I carried two backpacks,” he said. “One for personal items, and the second


Military Monks

for Mass supplies. I celebrated a Mass every other day, each time in a new loca-tion for a different unit.”

Father Joe also served in the military prior to being assigned to the Chaplain’s Corps. While a monk, he served as a medic with a reserve unit in Pittsburgh. He is currently assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, as a priest on the post.

Other present-day members of the monastic community who also served include: Father Jonathan Murrman, O.S.B., World War II; Father Sebastian Samay, O.S.B., U.S. Army, 1950-1951; Brother Stephen Nazaruk, O.S.B., Army Air Corps, 1950-1952; Father Joseph Gerg, O.S.B., U.S. Army, 1955-1956; Father Jacques Daley, O.S.B., 1959-1960; Father Alfred Patterson, O.S.B., U.S. Air Force, where he was a licensed air frame and power plant mechanic, 1977-1981; Father John-Mary Tompkins, O.S.B., who g r a d u a t e d from West Point and served from 1982-1988; Brother David Ho, O.S.B., who served in the Tai-wanese Army before joining the Saint Vin-cent monastic community; B r o t h e r R o m u a l d D u c h e n e , O.S.B., who g r a d u a t e d from The Cit-adel; Brother

Frank Ziemkiewicz, O.S.B. Joseph Adams, O.S.B.Lee Yoakam, O.S.B.

Jacques Daley, O.S.B.

David Ho, O.S.B.Romuald Duchene, O.S.B.

Alfred Patterson, O.S.B. John Mary Tompkins, O.S.B.

Hilary Hanrahan, O.S.B., and Father Leon Hont, O.S.B.

Fredric Supek, O.S.B.

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Please make checks payable to Saint Vincent Archabbey

Benedictine Health and Welfare FundSaint Vincent Archabbey

300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650-2690.

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The Benedictine Community of Saint Vincent has more than 150 monks who devote their lives to serving the needs of people through a wide vari-ety of pastoral, educational, and missionary works, both at Saint Vincent and throughout the world. While the older monks remain active well past retirement age, they face the same financial hardships that other retirees do — rising health care costs and increasing living expenses. The Mon-astery Health and Welfare Fund provides older priests and brothers the care they need after their many years of service to the people of God.

Table Magazine, a Pittsburgh-area publication dedicated to celebrat-ing food culture and lifestyle in Pitts-burgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania, recently did a two-page spread on the Saint Vincent Gristmill.

Writer Anna Dubrovsky and photographer Heather Mull visited the mill recently for a tour, interviewing Father Thomas More Sikora, O.S.B., and writing about its history for the spring 2012 issue. Recounting the tale of how the mill survived mine subsidence, flooding, and other adversity, Dubrovsky writes that “what’s more remarkable is that it never stopped operating. Unlike McConnells Mill in Lawrence County and other historic gristmills that are maintained as museums, the Saint Vincent Gristmill is still in the flour-making business. That makes a visit all the more worthwhile.”

She gives a history of Saint Vincent bread as well as the coffeehouse and

Table Magazine Features Spread On Gristmill

general store, noting that “more than 150 years after it produced its first batch of flour, the mill is both a historic site and

a happening spot—and good reason for a road trip.” The magazine’s website is www.tablemagazine.com.

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