News Feed from Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville. http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html RSS News Feed from Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. en-us Order of Saint Benedict, Minnesota 56321-0215 Dom Hilary Thimmesh OSB Named Director of Benedictine Institute http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#thimmesh http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#thimmesh The Rev. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, president emeritus and a 1950 graduate of Saint John's University, has been named director of the Benedictine Institute at Saint John's, Collegeville. In Japan, a Minnesota Monastic Community Thrives http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#fujimi http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#fujimi Adam Minter writes about his experience of a long weekend at Trinity Benedictine Monastery, Fujimi, Japan, for MinnPost (25 June 2009). 9 Monks Celebrate Jubilees of Profession of Vows http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/09profjub.html http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/09profjub.html In 2009 nine monks celebrate 60th, 50th or 25th anniversaries of their first profession of vows, July 11, 2009, 10 a.m., in the abbey church. 5 Monks Celebrate Jubilees of Priestly Ordination http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/09ordjub.html http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/09ordjub.html In 2009 five monks celebrate 50th or 25th anniversaries of ordination in 2009. The monastic community will recognize them during the annual retreat in June. Walter Cardinal Kasper Receives Pax Christi Award and Gives Diekmann Lecture http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#kasper http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#kasper Cardinal Kasper will be recognized 23 March 2009 by the Abbey and University giving him the Pax Christi Award for his work promoting Christian unity. Brother Dietrich Reinhart OSB, 1949-2008 http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#reinhart http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#reinhart On Monday, 29 December 2008, Brother Dietrich Reinhart OSB, President Emeritus of Saint John's University, died peacefully at Saint John's Abbey. Chronicle Blog Features Saint John's Woodworking http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/#woodworking http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/#woodworking On 20 October 2008, Scott Carlson devoted an entry to woodworking at Saint John's in "Buildings & Grounds," a blog he writes with Lawrece Biemiller for the Chronicle of Higher Education. Health Issues Lead Brother Dietrich to Resign as SJU President http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/#dietrich http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/#dietrich On Thursday, 16 October 2008, Brother Dietrich Reinhart OSB resigned, for reasons of health, from his 17-year tenure Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. Novice Aelred Professes Monastic Vows http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/080914.html http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/080914.html On Sunday, 14 September 2008, Novice Aelred Senna OSB professed first monastic vows in the Abbey Church. Hilly Forests, Distinctive Architecture Await Saint John's Visitors http://www.startribune.com/cars/26911269.html http://www.startribune.com/cars/26911269.html Jim Umhoefer, freelance writer from Sauk Centre, writes about the natural beauty of Saint John's campus in the Sunday edition of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 10 Recent SJU graduates Join Abbey's Benedictine Volunteer Corps http://www.csbsju.edu/news/2008/07/sju/benedictinevolunteers.htm hhttp://www.csbsju.edu/news/2008/07/sju/benedictinevolunteers.htm The monks of Saint John's Abbey initiated the SJBVC in 2003. The mission of the SJBVC is to provide a SJU student or alumnus with nine to 12 months of volunteer service at a Benedictine monastery while he participates in the monastic life of that community. The volunteer corps supports the life and the apostolic work of the host monastery. 11 Monks Celebrate Jubilees of Priestly Ordination http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/08ordjub.html http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/08ordjub.html Eleven monks celebrate 50th or 25th anniversaries of ordination in 2008. The monastic community will recognize them during the annual retreat on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Mass, 7:45 a.m. Monastic Celibacy East and West http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/080418.html http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/080418.html Father William Skudlarek's OSB new book published by Liturgical Press examines the practice of celibacy among Buddhist and Christian monastics. Fr. Doug Mullin OSB Named VP of Student Development http://www.csbsju.edu/news/2008/03/sju/doug_mullin.htm http://www.csbsju.edu/news/2008/03/sju/doug_mullin.htm Br. Dietrich Reinhart OSB, president of Saint John's University, announced the appointment of the Rev. Doug Mullin OSB, Vice President for Student Development at Saint John's University. Breuer Architecture at Saint John's http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#che http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#che Scott Carlson writes about "Marcel Breuer at Saint John's" for the March 7, 2008, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Saint Johm's Abbey Cemetery Inspires Reflection http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#graves http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#graves Gilbert Friend Jones OblSB penned "A Cloud of Witnesses: Thoughts on an Abbey Cemetery" for Commonweal (29 February 2008.) Friend Jones is an Oblate of Saint John's Abbey and a UCC minister in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Abbey Church Recognized http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#nyt http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#nyt he New York Times featured Saint John's Abbey Church in a January 6, 2008, article about the Historic Campus Architecture Project that documents significant buildings throughout the U.S. SJU News Release. National Trust Award for New Abbey Architecture http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#pavilion http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/news/index.html#pavilion The National Trust for Historic Preservation, during a convention in St. Paul, announced an award for the Saint John's Abbey's Petters Pavilion, an addition to the Abbey Church. Recent Obituaries of Saint John's Monks http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/obits/index.html http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/obits/index.html Obituaries of the Monks of Saint John's Abbey.