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Saint John's Abbey

Artists, Musicians and Writers

Nourished at the Table of the Lord and enriched by the Word of God, monks take from these rich fountains the energy to do creative and varied work with exultation and sincerity of heart. Below are links to some of the monks who practice the fine or literary arts.

Visual artists
Christopher Fair OSB
Nathanael Hauser OSB, icon writer
Neal Laloo OSB
David Paul Lange OSB
Simon-Hoa Phan OSB
Alan Reed OSB
Jerome Tupa OSB
Magnus Wenninger OSB
Hugh Witzmann OSB

Musicians
Bryan Beaumont Hays OSB
Robert Koopmann OSB
The National Catholic Youth Choir
The St. John's Boys' Choir

Writers
Michael Kwatera OSB with Dietrich Reinhart OSB
Dale Launderville
Kilian McDonnell OSB
Michael Patella OSB
Anthony W. Ruff OSB
R. Kevin Seasoltz OSB
William Skudlarek OSB
Don Talafous OSB
Jerome Tupa OSB
Hilary Thimmesh OSB
Arnold Weber OSB

The monastic writers of Saint John's Abbey were featured in The Abbey Banner 6:3 (winter 2006).

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