Brother Gregory Visca, O.S.B., was ordained to the diaconate by Most Rev. Larry Kulick, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, in Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica.
Month: November 2022
Meeting of Priors
The annual meeting of Benedictine Priors took place at St. Louis Abbey in Missouri from Thursday, November 3, 2022 through Sunday, November 6, 2022. Father Earl Henry, O.S.B., a seasoned claustral prior from St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was the keynote presenter. As part of the schedule, the claustral priors visited the Cathedral-Basilica in St Louis in the Central West End of St. Louis. The cathedral is known for its large mosaic installation (which is one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere), and for its burial crypts. The cathedral was designated a basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1997. Several claustral priors of our own monastic congregation were among those who participated in this annual meeting.
Finance Council
Abbot President Jonathan Licari, O.S.B. convened the finance council of the Congregation at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN from November 9-10, 2022 to review the independent certified audits of the monasteries and schools of the Congregation. Members include Archabbot Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B. (St. Vincent Archabbey), Father Isaiah Fredericks, O.S.B. (St. John’s Abbey), Mr. Harry Haslam, CPA, Mr. Daniel Meehan, CPA, and Father Luke Turner, O.S.B. (St. Benedict’s Abbey). Also present were the members of the president’s council: Abbot Lawrence Stasyszen, O.S.B. (St. Gregory’s Abbey), Abbot Marion Nguyen, O.S.B. (St. Martin’s Abbey), Father Edward Mazich, O.S.B. (St. Vincent Archabbey), Father Elias Correa-Torres, O.S.B. (Belmont Abbey) and Father Michael Patella, O.S.B. (St. John’s Abbey) as secretary.
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