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Five monks celebrate priesthood jubilees
Photo Caption: Jubilarians, from left, Fr. Cassian Folsom, OSB, Fr. Boniface Hardin, OSB, Fr. Vincent Tobin, OSB, and Fr. Augustine Davis, OSB. Not pictured Archabbot Lambert Reilly, OSB.
The Benedictine monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN, celebrated the 50-year priesthood jubilees of Archabbot Lambert Reilly, Fr. Vincent Tobin, Fr. Boniface Hardin and Fr. Augustine Davis; and the 25-year jubilee of Fr. Cassian Folsom on May 31.
Archabbot Lambert was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on April 18, 1933. He made his profession of vows on August 15, 1956, and was ordained on September 20, 1959. He has a bachelor’s degree from St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, completed his theological training at Saint Meinrad School of Theology, and has a master’s degree from Duquesne University.
Archabbot Lambert taught Latin in the seminary at Saint Meinrad following his ordination. He also taught at Penn State University and Mount Sacred Heart College in Connecticut. Then he held a number of positions in the monastery and was assistant pastor at St. Mary Parish, Huntingburg, IN. He was also engaged in retreat work and parish missions for more than 30 years. He was a frequent retreat master for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in the United States and India.
Elected archabbot of the monastic community in 1995, he served until his resignation in 2004. Since his resignation, he has resumed his retreat work across the United States and several foreign countries. He did parish work for several years in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He currently resides at the Carmelite monastery in Des Plaines, IL.
Fr. Vincent was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on January 28, 1933. He professed his vows July 31, 1954, and was ordained May 11, 1959. He received a bachelor’s degree in history at Saint Meinrad College in 1956, and his Master of Divinity from Saint Meinrad School of Theology. He also earned a master’s degree in Latin from St. Louis University and a Sacred Theology Licentiate from Gregorian University, Rome, in 1979.
From 1960-64, Fr. Vincent taught Latin and English at Saint Meinrad High School. He joined the Saint Meinrad college faculty in 1965 and taught Latin and Greek until 1991. He was appointed assistant dean of students in 1964 and became vice-rector and dean of students in 1966. In 1971, he was appointed spiritual director.
He was the first director of the Midwest Association of Spiritual Directors in 1971 and the first president of the National Federation of Spiritual Directors in 1973. From 1996 to 2006, he held various teaching and administrative positions at Sant’ Anselmo and the North American College, both in Rome. He is currently the director of Saint Meinrad’s Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center.
Fr. Boniface was born in Louisville, KY, on November 18, 1933. He professed his vows July 31, 1954, and was ordained May 11, 1959. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Saint Meinrad College in 1955 and his Master of Divinity from Saint Meinrad School of Theology in 1959.
From 1959 to 1965, Fr. Boniface served as assistant treasurer at Saint Meinrad Archabbey. In 1965, he was named associate pastor of Holy Angels Parish in Indianapolis. While there, he became involved in the Civil Rights Movement and founded Martin Center. Later, he co-founded the Indianapolis Sickle Cell Center and Human Relations Consortium.
In 1977, Fr. Boniface founded what is now Martin University in Indianapolis, a liberal arts institution designed to educate older students and minorities. He served as its president until 2007. He resides in Indianapolis, where he continues to serve as president emeritus of Martin University.
He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees in recognition for his contributions to education, community service, public health and global understanding.
Fr. Augustine was born September 21, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, IA. He professed his vows July 31, 1954, and was ordained May 11, 1959. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint Meinrad College in 1955 and a master’s degree in industrial arts from Indiana State University in 1966. He taught religion, mathematics and industrial arts courses while serving as assistant director of St. Placid Hall from 1959-66.
Fr. Augustine served in various capacities at San Benito Priory and Seminary in Huarez, Peru from 1967-79. Following the Peru earthquake of 1970, he oversaw the construction of the priory’s physical plant. From 1979 to 1986, he was physical plant director at Saint Meinrad.
He was pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in South Pittsburgh, TN, 1986-96. The following year, he served at a priory in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. From 1997-2005, he was in charge of mail delivery for Saint Meinrad. He currently helps out in the Physical Facilities Department and offers Mass and pastoral assistance for local Hispanic communities.
Fr. Cassian was born March 26, 1955, in Lynn, MA. He professed his vows as a Benedictine monk on August 6, 1980, and was ordained a priest on April 29, 1984.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Saint Meinrad College in 1977 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1984 from Saint Meinrad School of Theology. Other degrees include a master’s degree in religious studies from Indiana University in 1981 and advanced degrees in sacred liturgy from Sant’ Anselmo, Rome, in 1989.
From 1989-93, Fr. Cassian served as choirmaster for the monastery. He taught sacramental theology at Saint Meinrad School of Theology from 1989-92. In 1993, he began teaching at Pontificio Instituto Liturgico in Rome and served as acting president from 1997-2000.
In 1999, Fr. Cassian became the prior of a monastic community that, in 2000, was moved to Norcia, Italy, birthplace of St. Benedict. He continues as the leader of that community today.
Photo: From left are Fr. Prior Cassian Folsom, OSB, Fr. Boniface Hardin, OSB, Fr. Vincent Tobin, OSB, and Fr. Augustine Davis, OSB. Archabbot Lambert Reilly, OSB, was not present for the photo.
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