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Profiles

Abbot James Wiseman Abbot James Wiseman

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Professed Date:
February 6, 1966
Title:
Abbot; Teacher of Religion, Vocations Director

Like all but three of our monks, I grew up quite far ...

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Fr. Michael Hall Fr. Michael Hall

Hometown: Washington, DC
Professed Date: October 7, 1959

Fr. Michael is a headmaster emeritus of our Abbey School and has taught European and U.S. history, U.S. governme...

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Fr. Samuel Springuel Fr. Samuel Springuel

Hometown: Glen Echo, Maryland
Professed Date: October 20, 2013
Title: Teacher of Robotics & Computer Science

I was born and raised in the Washington, DC area, eve...

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Br. Matthew Nylund Br. Matthew Nylund

Hometown: New York, NY
Professed Date: January 28, 1989
Title: Teacher of Spanish; Co-Editor of the Abbey Newsletter

I was born in New York and grew up...

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Br. Ignacio Gonzalez Br. Ignacio Gonzalez

Hometown: Austin, Texas
Professed Date: May 24, 2014
Title: Director of Oblates, Seminarian

A native of Austin, Texas and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps,...

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Fr. Joseph Jensen Fr. Joseph Jensen

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Professed Date: February 10, 1948
Title: Old Testament Scholar

I grew up in Chicago, where I attended public grammar and high schools. I then...

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Fr. Gabriel Myers Fr. Gabriel Myers

Hometown: Perkasie, PA
Professed Date: October 29, 1988
Title: Bursar; Music Director

In my twenties I was minister of a small Lutheran congregation in southeastern Penn...

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Br. Dunstan Robidoux Br. Dunstan Robidoux

Hometown: Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada
Professed Date: October 29, 1988
Title: Vice-Director of the Lonergan Institute; Infirmarian; Manager of the Gift Shop

I was...

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Fr. Peter Weigand Fr. Peter Weigand

Hometown: Chippewa Falls, WI
Professed Date: February 6, 1966
Title: School President; Teacher of Earth Science and Anthropology

On October 14th, 1941, I was born in Chi...

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Fr. Philip Simo Fr. Philip Simo

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Professed Date: October 29, 1983
Title: Prior, Chaplain

Fr. Philip was for many years a chaplain at nearby Providenc...

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