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Category Archives: Br. Paul-Vincent’s Vocation Diary
Chinese students from Beijing…
I had the pleasure of hosting a group of college students who are visiting the United States for the next few weeks. While in Minnesota they wanted to include Saint John’s on their itinerary. We had a great time touring … Continue reading
Little bit of a make-over for the office…
After one of the monks moved into an office two doors down from the Vocation Office and did some nice upgrading I was inspired to do the same for the Vocation Office. Our formation director, Br. Paul Richards had quotes … Continue reading
From: State of the Arts – Minnesota Public Radio online publication
Minnesota Architecture: St. John’s Abbey Church Posted at 5:20 PM on July 22, 2011 by Marianne Combs Filed under: Architecture, Arts around the state, We Art Minnesota Today’s selection for our Celebrating Minnesota Architecture series seems both modern and timeless … Continue reading
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Article on Saint John’s Abbey Vocations in “The Visitor”, the Saint Cloud diocesan newspaper…
St. John’s Abbey vocations increasing; 13 men in formation By Sue Schulzetenberg The Visitor 7-8-11 Every morning, 27-year-old Benedictine Brother Lew Grobe makes a conscious decision to not hit the snooze button as he gets out of bed to start … Continue reading
Prep Leadership Camp #5…
Though the weather was very warm a great group of youngsters joined the monastic community for midday prayer yesterday. This group was wonderfully engaged despite the high humidity and extreme temperature! After prayer I had the pleasure of talking to … Continue reading
This Week’s Prep Summer Camp Tour…
Again, a wonderful group of young people joining the monastic community and other guests for midday prayer! These bright young students had lots of good questions and were very well mannered. The tour which usually takes about 45 minutes went … Continue reading
YTM gets special concert…
Br. Theophane was generous in giving two brief concerts on the Gertgen pipe organ here on campus for the students participating in the YTM program (Youth in Theology and Ministry). The vast majority of the young people had very little … Continue reading
We are enjoying hosting the junior monks from all over!
This is bringing to a close the second and final week of Junior Monk Camp being held this year at Saint John’s Abbey. 14 monks from 8 other communities are taking classes on “Living in Community” during week one and … Continue reading
Let the Summer Camps Begin!
Today I led the first of six camps sponsored by Saint John’s Preparatory School for this summer. Though there are a number of different camps: Art and Nature, German, etc., the camps that I have been asked to host for … Continue reading
Two New Candidates begin today!
Two new candidates, Phil Potaczek and Isaac Lopez begin their three month candidacy today. In anticipation of beginning today they led the monastic community in last night for evening prayer. This morning they were both mentioned by name in the … Continue reading