Holy Week/Easter schedule set
Released On: 3/9/2010

The Holy Week and Easter schedule for Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN, has been set. The public is invited to join the Benedictine monks for these services in the Archabbey Church. All times are Central time.

Palm Sunday, March 28: 9... »Read More

Monks honored with leadership awards
Released On: 3/8/2010

Two monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN, have been honored by the Office of Multicultural Ministry of the Archdiocese of Louisville with an award that recognizes their work as African American Catholic leaders.

On March 6, Fr. Cyprian Davis, OSB, and Fr. Boniface Hardin, OSB... »Read More

Library exhibit features Santa Fe artist
Released On: 2/22/2010

The Archabbey Library Gallery, St. Meinrad, IN, is presenting an art exhibit by Santa Fe, NM, artist Gabriel Vigil, who specializes in artwork of saints. The exhibit will be on display March 1 through April 10.

Vigil’s two-dimensional art is called retablos, and... »Read More

Twenty-two receive ministry of lector
Released On: 2/10/2010

Twenty-two priesthood students from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, received the ministry of lector on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in the School’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB, of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, installed the lectors.

The... »Read More

Twenty receive ministry of acolyte
Released On: 2/10/2010

Twenty priesthood students from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, received the ministry of acolyte on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in the School’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB, of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, installed the acolytes.

The seminarians... »Read More

Seminarians attend March for Life
Released On: 1/27/2010

View a video of the seminarians at the 2010 March for Life

For the second year in a row, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology sponsored a seminarian trip to... »Read More

Two monks profess first vows
Released On: 1/21/2010

Two men, Novice Gary Edwards, OSB, and Novice Joseph Waugh, OSB, professed temporary vows as Benedictine monks in a ceremony on January 20, 2010, at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN.

Novice Gary and Novice Joseph have completed their novitiate, a year of prayer and study of... »Read More

Two begin novitiate at Saint Meinrad
Released On: 1/20/2010

On January 19, 2010, in a brief ceremony at the monastery entrance, Michael Luckett and Timothy Wymore were clothed in the Benedictine habit at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN. They now begin a year of monastic formation, including study of the Rule of St. Benedict and monastic history... »Read More

Free Hispanic workshop planned for May 1
Released On: 1/19/2010

Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology will host a free one-day workshop for those who have an interest in ministering to or working with the Latino population.

Multicultural consultant and trainer Maura G. Robinson of Evansville, IN, will lead the workshop, titled “Preparing for Globalization... »Read More

Saint Meinrad gets youth program grant
Released On: 1/12/2010

Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, has been awarded an $895,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. of Indianapolis. The grant will be used as supplemental support for the “One Bread, One Cup” youth liturgical leadership program.

The funds will underwrite a portion... »Read More

Fr. William Medley named Bishop
Released On: 12/30/2009

On December 15, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. William Francis Medley, 57,  to serve as bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro in Kentucky. Bishop-elect Medley attended Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology from 1978 to 1982, earning his Master of Divinity.

His Mass of... »Read More

New book features Indiana Catholic religious communities
Released On: 12/21/2009

Saint Meinrad Archabbey is featured in a new book, “Indiana’s Catholic Religious Communities” by Jim Hillman and John Murphy. The book is the latest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. The book boasts over 200 rare vintage photographic memories, most printed for the first time... »Read More

Five ordained deacons
Released On: 11/2/2009

Five seminarians studying at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology received the order of deacon from the Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB, archbishop of Indianapolis, at the Archabbey Church in St. Meinrad, IN, on October 31.

The newly ordained deacons are:
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Recent homilies by Archabbot Justin
Released On: 11/2/2009

Commemoration of the Faithful Departed

Revelation 21.1-7
Luke 23.33, 39-43

The monastic cemetery—which we will visit shortly—offers a picture of tranquil order. Four quadrants of seven rows each; nice neat rows of... »Read More

Fr. Joseph Siegel named Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Joliet
Released On: 10/28/2009

Bishop J. Peter Sartain, Bishop of Joliet, IL, announced October 28 that Pope Benedict XVI has chosen Father Joseph M. Siegel to serve as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet.

Bishop-elect Siegel attended Saint Meinrad College from 1981 to 1984. He completed... »Read More

Book features work of 93-year-old poet
Released On: 10/20/2009

A Benedictine oblate and a Benedictine monk have teamed up to write and illustrate “The Number Touched Untold,” a book of poems on topics of faith and everyday life.

Dorothy M. Colgan of St. Meinrad, IN, is a 93-year-old poet who has been writing and... »Read More

Fr. Paul Etienne named bishop of Diocese of Cheyenne
Released On: 10/19/2009

Pope Benedict XVI has named Father Paul D. Etienne, of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The appointment was announced Monday, October 19, at noon in Rome.

Most recently, the new bishop-elect has been pastor of St. Paul... »Read More

Four join Board of Overseers
Released On: 9/30/2009

See the full Board here.

One new member and three returning members have joined the Board of Overseers for Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN.

The Board advises President-Rector... »Read More

Fr. Damian Schmelz named to Indiana Conservation Hall of Fame
Released On: 9/25/2009

Fr. Damian Schmelz, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, IN, and pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church in St. Henry, IN, is among the first group to be inducted into the Indiana Conservation Hall of Fame.

The inaugural class, which includes a U... »Read More

Gardner Lectures to feature nationally known priests
Released On: 9/21/2009

The Institute for Priests and Presbyterates of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, will present two free lectures this fall on topics of spiritual leadership by nationally known priests.

Fr. John Cusick of the Archdiocese of Chicago will speak about his work in... »Read More

Members approved for Alumni Board
Released On: 8/31/2009

Seven members of the Saint Meinrad Alumni Association Board of Directors are beginning terms:

Darren Sroufe of Evansville, IN, has been appointed to fill the term of Deacon Ron Stier, who died last August. Sroufe earned a bachelor¹s degree in natural science from Saint... »Read More

Abbey Press publishes booklets on Benedictine wisdom
Released On: 8/25/2009

The Publications Division of Abbey Press, St. Meinrad, IN, has launched a new series of booklets, “Notes from a Monastery: The Sacred Way Every Day.” The 12-page booklets introduce the ageless wisdom of the monastery to people of all walks of life.

Each “Notes from a... »Read More

Br. Thomas Gricoski professes vows
Released On: 8/17/2009

Br. Thomas Gricoski, OSB, professed his solemn vows as a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in a ceremony on August 15, 2009, in the Archabbey Church at St. Meinrad, IN.

He entered the novitiate at Saint Meinrad in 2005. In professing solemn vows of obedience, fidelity... »Read More

Two alumni are honored
Released On: 8/6/2009

Two men received Saint Meinrad’s Distinguished Alumnus Award at the 81st annual Saint Meinrad Alumni Reunion, St. Meinrad, IN, on August 4. The honorees are Paul F. Stabile Jr. of Canonsburg, PA, and Msgr. Fred Easton of Indianapolis.

Paul F. Stabile Jr.

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