Canon Law states that any man preparing for ordination must complete a retreat for at least 5 days in the time leading up to his ordination. The tradition at St. Meinrad has been that the deacon class always does their retreat together as a group. Our class chose the beautiful grounds of the Mary the Mother of the Redeemer farm just west of Bloomington, IN. It was truly an awesome place to get away and prepare for the "big leap." Our retreat was given by Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska. He has a reputation as being one of the more conservative Bishops in the country, but we found him to be extremely kind, warm, humble, and down to earth. He did a wonderful job of mixing in poignant quotations with hilarious anecdotes.
The retreat was an awesome way to start out the school year (see photos above). We are now wrapping up working the orientation which helps the new guys get aquainted with St. Meinrad. We have a ton of new guys (42 to be exact) which is awesome. St. Meinrad has slowly been establishing itself as the one of the premier seminaries in the country, and this year's crop of new men makes our total for the year at 109 men. That number makes us the second largest seminary in the country.
School begins tomorrow, so please pray for Jeremy and I as we begin our final year in earnest.
God bless,
John Hollowell
The retreat was an awesome way to start out the school year (see photos above). We are now wrapping up working the orientation which helps the new guys get aquainted with St. Meinrad. We have a ton of new guys (42 to be exact) which is awesome. St. Meinrad has slowly been establishing itself as the one of the premier seminaries in the country, and this year's crop of new men makes our total for the year at 109 men. That number makes us the second largest seminary in the country.
School begins tomorrow, so please pray for Jeremy and I as we begin our final year in earnest.
God bless,
John Hollowell
