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Fr. Anthony Vinson was appointed in April to the Board of Directors for Lincoln Hills Development Corp. He is the representative of the low-income sector of Spencer County. He attended the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry membership meeting in Newport, RI, from January 27-February 1.
Br. Benjamin Brown participated in a course on Rural Firefighting Techniques for Instructors at the National Fire Academy in Indianapolis in March.
Br. Christian Raab, Fr. Anthony Vinson and Br. Matthew Mattingly attended the Evansville Diocese’s Source and Summit Retreat for young adults at Memorial High School in February.
Fr. Damian Schmelz was featured in the May/June issue of Outdoor Indiana magazine.
Fr. Denis Robinson attended the regional National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors meeting in Knoxville, TN, in May and addressed the vocation directors on the use of psychology in seminaries.
Fr. Gabriel Hodges received the Bronze Pelican award from the Diocese of Evansville Catholic Committee on Scouting in March in recognition of his service with the Boy Scouts.
Fr. Subprior Guerric DeBona, Br. Jacob Grisley and Br. John Mark Falkenhain were at St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN, in January to attend the annual workshop for those working in monastic formation.
Fr. Guy Mansini has written The Word Has Dwelt Among Us: Explorations in Theology published by Sapientia Press. He was awarded the Charles Cardinal Journet Prize from Ave Maria University in April. The Journet Prize honors the scholarly monograph that best exemplifies the task of drawing upon the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas to engage in contemporary theology, philosophy or biblical studies.
Fr. Harry Hagan had an article, “Caedmon’s Hymn and Translations for Singing,” published in the January issue of the Downside Review.
Br. Jacob Grisley and Br. John Mark Falkenhain attended a workshop for monastic formation at St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN, in April.
Archabbot Justin DuVall concelebrated at the Jubilee Mass for the 175th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on May 3. He attended the Abbots’ Workshop held at St. Bernard Abbey, Cullman, AL, from February 12-17.
Fr. Matthias Neuman had an article, “The Benedictine Monastic Tradition in Iceland,” published in the December issue of the American Benedictine Review.
Fr. Noël Mueller was in Guatemala in April to assist with the canonical visitation at Saint Meinrad’s granddaughter house in Esquipulas, the Abadia de Jesucristo Crucificado.