Together in
Jubilee YEAR OF
HOPE
Pope Francis has proclaimed 2025 the Jubilee Year of Hope—a sacred time of renewal, reconciliation, and gratitude. Rooted in the biblical tradition of Leviticus, a Jubilee is a time when God’s people pause to restore relationships, forgive debts, and begin anew. Pope Francis calls this Jubilee a time to become “pilgrims of hope,” saying, “The Jubilee is meant to transform us, so our hearts get bigger, more generous; we become more like children of God, with greater love.”
In a world where so many are weighed down by uncertainty and division, the Jubilee invites us to turn again to Christ, whose life, incarnation, and sacrifice are the true source of hope. When we embrace that hope and live it out, we become a people of hope— bringing peace, encouragement, and light to others.
This Annual Report of Stewardship reflects that spirit. Together in hope, we celebrate God’s faithfulness and the generosity that sustains the work of Saint Meinrad today and into the future.
A Word of
HOPE
Archabbot Kurt Stasiak, OSB
Several times a day, the bells of Saint Meinrad ring out over these hills in southern Indiana. They’ve been doing so for generations— marking the hours of prayer, calling us to community, and quietly reminding all who hear them that God is here.
For some, the sound is simply part of the background. For others, like one alumna who shares her story in these pages, the bells are a deep personal source of hope—steady, familiar, unchanging even as life itself shifts around us.
Hope, as I see it, is more than wishful thinking. It is key to our Christian faith, and it’s a virtue that looks in two directions. It looks back, recognizing the blessings we’ve received in the past, and it looks ahead, trusting that God who has carried us this far isn’t about to abandon us now. That’s been true throughout the history of Saint Meinrad.
Meinrad, we see it lived out daily. You’ll meet in these pages an alumnus who found Christ’s compassion in community after heartbreaking loss… a seminarian who, while hospitalized and alone in a new country during the pandemic, discovered God’s presence in unexpected ways… a graduate theology student whose ministry in a hospital room reveals Christ in moments of suffering… and in a former “One Bread, One Cup” intern whose mission work flows directly from the formation she received here.
This year’s Jubilee Year of Hope invites us to sharpen our focus on that virtue. Here at Saint
These stories are real, honest accounts of hope. They remind us that hope is not just an idea but an experience, lived and shared in many different ways.
St. Francis of Assisi is often credited with saying: “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and soon you are doing the impossible.” Thank you for helping us do what’s necessary and possible—so that, together, God can lead us toward the impossible. =
A Word of
When I think about Saint Meinrad during this Jubilee Year of Hope, what strikes me most is how much of our work is focused on what lies ahead. Hope, after all, is a virtue rooted in faith, trusting that God is at work in ways we cannot yet fully see. In many respects, that is exactly what Saint Meinrad is about: forming leaders for a Church that continues to grow and change, a Church whose story is still being written.
The seminarians, deacon candidates, and graduate theology students who come here, arrive with plans: classes to take, degrees to earn. What unfolds for them is far deeper. Prayer, community life, and shared experiences shape them beyond academics, forming stronger Christian disciples who carry Christ’s presence and hope into the world.
Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB
That hope is contagious. It begins quietly, in a chapel, a classroom, or at a shared meal, and it spreads far beyond our Hill to parishes, hospitals, schools, and missions we may never see. Witnessing this reminds me that the work of formation is not just about skills or knowledge but about forming hearts that reflect Christ’s hope and can inspire it in others. Ministry, in every form, brings hope simply by living it.
This is the enduring strength of Saint Meinrad. We are preparing ministers for a future not yet seen, yet one in which God is already present. Thank you for being part of this mission. Your prayers and support allow hope to flourish here, and together, we continue to prepare leaders whose lives testify to God’s faithfulness and to a future full of promise. =
Springtime
Throughout my time in priestly formation, I have come to understand hope as finding meaning and joy in the midst of suffering. It is the earnest belief that all this suffering that I bear will lead to something beautiful and that there is beauty in the suffering. Hope is the grace of vision for me to see all the beautiful things, experiences, and people who God gives me at every moment of my life and to take delight in them. All this beauty is what gives me hope, and I believe it is all the more beautiful because it is seen through suffering. I think this idea of finding hope through the small things even in the midst of suffering is best expressed by this poem:
As the apple trees are blossoming
My heart is overwhelmed
Caught between love and fear Wrestling with black despair.
Day-to-day monotonous labors And unsought humiliations
Giving no rest for a troubled heart
Leaving naught but degradations.
When shall the hope I seek be found
And why must love’s touches tarry
While I lie so lost and lonely
In a hostile wasteland of becoming?
Led on by dark desires within me
Of which I still cannot see the end
I continue my search amidst my doubts
For hidden glory that flies away.
My eye darkens in its weakness
And my steps turn into stumbling
And my heart is overwhelmed
But the apple trees are blossoming. =
Samuel Stengel, Seminarian, Diocese of Little Rock
MISSIONARIES OF
Back in 2015, a new friend at college invited me to do an internship during my freshman summer. Little did I know that invitation would change my life. For the next three summers, from 2016-2019, I interned with the “One Bread, One Cup” program at Saint Meinrad. Each summer, I lived with a community of interns who quickly became some of my best friends as we prayed together, took classes, and put on conferences around liturgy for high school students. We witnessed the lives of the monks, soaking in our time at the Holy Hill. One year while back at school, a professor of mine asked me why I would intern at a monastery during my college summers. I have come to realize that my time at Saint Meinrad was a gift from the Lord, filled with so much hope. It is this hope that I experienced at Saint Meinrad in the lives and the prayer of the OBOC and monastic communities that influenced where I went after college and how I live my life.
After graduation, I moved to Baltimore City. I started volunteering with Source of All Hope, a missionary program that seeks to give Christ a home in the places He’s most neglected. I have now worked with the program for five years, originally as a volunteer, then as a missionary, and now as staff. Over time, I have seen many people react to the way the missionaries live: praying and going out to the streets of Baltimore to come to know the men and women living on the streets with only a small monthly stipend. Not only do the missionaries bring out socks and water to meet a need, but they also come to know the names of those experiencing homelessness to meet the need of loneliness they experience. As a community, we’ve celebrated
Abby Kourtz, Former “One Bread, One Cup” Intern, Baltimore, MD
Hope
the birthdays of many men and women on the street. We’ve visited local museums and shared a meal and also talked with them at stoplights and tents. We’ve gotten to see friends get off the streets and be reunited with their families, but we’ve also seen friends get worse and eventually pass away.
Many parishioners express how the missionaries give them hope. But what does this mean? To the majority of society, this job makes no sense. Why spend time with the poorest of the poor and waste time in prayer? Why do we continue on when a friend passes away after years of living on the streets? Why give up a year of your life to live in Baltimore? It’s because we hope in the Lord’s promises of eternal happiness and recognize that He desires this for all people. It’s because we’ve come to recognize how the Lord has fulfilled His promises in our lives and we want to share that with others. That is the only way a life like this makes sense.
We must ask daily for increases of hope to draw ourselves and others closer to God. Do we live in such a way that our lives only make sense if we have hope? We live in a day and age when many of us struggle with anxiety, the big questions of how and why we suffer, and witness injustices and suffering in the world around us. My experiences at Saint Meinrad and subsequently at Source of All Hope prompt me to respond — I must live a life in which I hope in the Lord. May the Lord grant us an abundance of hope that leads us to desire Heaven and “rouse one another to love and good works” (Hebrews 10:24). =
HOPE A Well OF
The village well in Datcha, Togo (West Africa) reflects an inspiring story of hope. For many years, the villagers had longed for a well of their own. Each day, they had to walk two to five kilometers to nearby villages to gather water. While they lacked the resources to construct a well themselves, what they did
have was an abiding hope that one day their need would be met.
In 2015, a seminarian from that village, Fr. Philippe Neri Tchalou, OSB, shared the village’s need and hope with me. Two years later, I had connected with the Society of African Missions priests in Togo, who agreed to coordinate the project, and with the Rich in Mercy Institute in Pennsylvania, which served as the fiscal sponsor. As the lead fundraiser, I sent a few tentative emails, not knowing what to expect.
Once he heard about the project, Fr. Damian Dietlein, OSB, an emeritus faculty member of Saint Meinrad, began to share the news far and
We know that we can hope inexhaustibly in a God who loves us and desires a relationship with us, we can hope in divine justice and life everlasting, and we can hope in the Church guided by God.
Maximilian Waldron, Seminarian, Diocese of Birmingham
wide. Within days, we had the funds for the well. As the story began to spread further through the Saint Meinrad community and beyond, many more people joined in our efforts. Over the next five years, we provided community latrines, classrooms for the village school, a kindergarten, and an agricultural training center. The goodness and compassion of all those involved with this project left its mark on me, giving me a deeper sense of gratitude and a renewed spirit of hope. ✝
Dr. Kimberly Baker, Associate Professor of Church History, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
HOPE IN God’s
TIMING
Zoilo Perez, Seminarian, Diocese of Memphis
I was born in Laguna, Philippines, into a faithful Catholic family, where love and devotion to God were part of daily life. From an early age, my parents taught me the importance of prayer, the Sacraments, and trusting in God’s providence, most especially during difficult times. Their quiet perseverance became my first glimpse of hope that still carries me through challenges, with faith as my guide. Though I achieved much in school, it was through youth ministry at Our Lady of the Angels Parish that I truly encountered Christ. With the guidance of a friend, I discovered the beauty of Scripture, the Holy Rosary, the lives of the saints, and the diversity of the universal Church, all of which sparked a hope in my heart that maybe, just maybe, God was calling me to something more.
That hope stayed with me, even when I had to set aside my dream of entering the seminary after high school, postponing my vocation. Out of love and responsibility toward my family and to ease our financial struggles, I chose to pursue a college degree in agriculture, supported by a government scholarship. I later completed a master’s in horticulture and remained active in campus and parish ministries. Even as I found success in my studies and career, a quiet yearning persisted within me, which seemed to be a longing for deeper purpose.
While doing graduate research in the United States, I found spiritual refuge in vibrant Catholic communities in Tennessee. The Blessed Sacrament rekindled the call that I had once put on hold. Eventually, through prayer, Eucharistic adoration, and spiritual guidance, I accepted God’s invitation to follow
Him fully and entered Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, leaving behind a stable career path to pursue a life of service and faith. I realized that fulfillment would only come through obedience to God’s will. To resist God is to resist my truest self!
Shortly after this decision, I faced a serious health challenge. What began as constipationlike symptoms turned into necrotizing pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus, a lifethreatening condition in which parts of my pancreas were inflamed and dying, accompanied by dangerously high triglycerides and blood sugar levels. The pain was excruciating, I felt completely drained, and I struggled to catch my breath. Doctors warned that surgery and dialysis treatment might be necessary. Throughout this ordeal, my brother seminarians, the seminary rector, vice rector, formators, and friends from different places in the United States visited me. Many people from my home diocese in Memphis, as well as friends and family back in the Philippines, surrounded me with prayers, lifting my spirits
and giving me hope that I could overcome this trial.
Thanks to their support and prayers, and God’s grace, my condition improved remarkably as my triglycerides and blood sugar dropped significantly, the necrosis and fluid collections in my pancreas disappeared, and the surgeon ruled out surgery, which is a rare and miraculous recovery that typically occurs in only a small number of cases. Though I still need ongoing medication, insulin treatment, and lifestyle changes, this healing strengthened my faith and hope in God’s perfect plan. As a seminarian, I am filled with peace, joy, and thanksgiving in my heart. Looking back, I see that every delay, struggle, and miracle was part of God’s plan, shaping me in ways I never expected. My story is one of hope that God’s timing is perfect, that His call is patient, that He is faithful to His promises, that He never gives up on us, and that even in silence, waiting, or nearly insurmountable trials, His love is at work guiding us to a future filled with purpose and joy. =
God IS MY HOPE
A profound journey of faith and resilience began for me when I was a child — a little girl fighting for her rights as a human being and fighting for education. In 2015, I immigrated from Angola to the U.S. at 35 years old as a single mom with my three beautiful children. My spirit and soul were broken from the inside out. I had no English background, and I had to start from scratch. I was escaping from a domesticviolence family and relationship and from political persecution in a culture against women and children, where women’s and children’s lives don’t matter.
Selma Domingos, Graduate Theology Student, Louisville, KY
Even in the deepest valleys of uncertainty in my life, and despite the unclear path, having faith in God gave me hope and strength that one day I would be standing here with my three children in this beautiful country, the United States of America, and also pursuing a higher calling at Saint Meinrad. I just trusted God.
I truly believe that even from the deepest valleys in our lives and in the face of immense adversity, God remains our ultimate hope, providing strength, guidance, and a pathway to new beginnings. God is my hope! =
HOPE
Fr. Lorenzo Penalosa, OSB Monk, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
In the summer of 2017, I was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue and the heart. My doctors also found out that my ascending aorta was enlarged. My father had the same condition but was not monitored. One day his aorta ruptured, and he didn’t survive. He was 36 years old. With advancements in medicine, I can avoid a similar fate, but I would need to undergo annual heart exams, and it was certain that I would need to have heart surgery at some point in the future.
When I heard this, I was devastated. It felt like a death sentence. How could God allow this to happen to me? I’m a monk, and I’ve vowed to offer my life to Him, yet He still allowed this health problem to happen. As I sat in the silence, it dawned on me: That day, June 23,
as Worship
2017, was the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Lord’s own pierced heart gave me comfort.
The following day, June 24, I still felt upset and desolate. I still couldn’t accept the diagnosis. I attended Mass, celebrating the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Then, during the Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 139), I heard the refrain, “I praise you, Lord, for I am wonderfully made.” It felt as if time stopped. The Lord came to me and comforted me through the liturgy. I began to realize that despite all the health issues I was enduring, I was fearfully, wonderfully made by God. This is why I am pursuing graduate studies in liturgy – because I firmly believe that God speaks to us through our worship, and through it, He gives us hope. =
Just when I think darkness will consume me, the Church, the world, I am reminded that He is here. The author of creation. Maybe the darkness is just a icker reminding us how great the light is. No… maybe it’s to remind us WHO the light is. To trust, to hope in His promise: “I am with you always” (Mt. 28:20).
Caleb Goff, Seminarian, Diocese of Manchester
HOPE IN A Hospital
As a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau, MO, I serve in inpatient spiritual care and mission integration at Saint Francis Medical Center in Southeast Missouri. Each day, I enter rooms filled with uncertainty, patients waiting for test results, families holding vigil, or staff quietly bearing
grief. And yet, hope shows up. Sometimes it’s in the form of a whispered psalm, the touch of a hand, or the silence of shared prayer. I’ve come to see hope not as something I provide, but as something I carry in my presence. In a largely secular environment, even in the heart of Southeast Missouri, hope becomes a subtle, holy resistance, an affirmation that Christ is near, even in suffering.
My formation at Saint Meinrad taught me to see hope as eschatological, not in outcomes but in the Resurrection. The Psalms shaped my inner landscape; the rhythm of the liturgy shaped my heart. As a professed Secular Franciscan, I strive to live the Gospel with joy,
simplicity, and compassion, especially in the corridors of the Medical Center, where people often feel forgotten. St. Benedict reminds us to welcome each guest as Christ. In my ministry, that guest may be a ventilated patient, a distraught spouse, or an exhausted nurse. In each, I’ve found Christ waiting. And in each, I’ve discovered that hope is not a concept, but a person, Jesus Christ, encountered in the breaking of hearts and the breaking of bread. =
Dcn. Robert “Tony” Peters, Graduate Theology Student, Diocese of Springeld–Cape Girardeau
A rich history transforms into a legacy that motivates the present, shining a light of hope on the path to a brighter and stronger future.
Fr. Michael Reyes, OSB
Oblate Director, Monk, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
HOPE Bells OF
Mary Schaffner, Graduate Theology Alumna, Board of Overseers, Indianapolis, IN
The bells of Saint Meinrad Archabbey calling the monks to prayer have been a sign of hope for me for most of my life. It began when I was a little girl, and my dad visited Saint Meinrad for rest and prayer.
My mom passed away unexpectedly when I was four years old. I was the sixth of seven children, and Dad was left to raise us on his own. Returning home from the Hill, he would talk about the bells, the monks, and the prayer.
As I look back through my now adult eyes, I can name the peace dad found, which offered him great hope in the midst of the stress, chaos, and grief he experienced at times with the challenges of life back at 6000 N. Olney. In later years, I accompanied my dad to Saint Meinrad for various functions, and when those bells grabbed his attention, he would smile with joy and say, “Listen to those bells!” They were so soothing to his soul, and I knew their graces ran deep within him.
As the years have passed, I have come to experience my own love affair with those bells during my time at Saint Meinrad, beginning with joining high school students on visits as a campus minister, later for my theology classes, and, gratefully, over the past eight years or so, as a member of the Board of Overseers.
The stability of the bells call, along with the image of the monks routinely and solemnly filing into the Archabbey Church to chant the psalms in unison and in humble prayer for the world, always offers my soul a deep and profound sense of hope!
When daily life is difficult for a myriad of reasons or the news of the world just gets overbearing, I will often look at my watch and
remind myself that the monks will be praying soon, in however many hours or minutes it is until their next gathering, with “the presence of Jesus among them.” This sacred moment, tied deeply to both my past and present, brings me an immediate sense of relief – and hope.
The bells of Saint Meinrad offer a beacon of light for the world, as they did for my dad and continue to do so for me. They are loud, steady, and eternal. They call us all to bring the world a joy it struggles to know and a hope it longs to believe in.
Hope IN THE MIDST OF TURMOIL
During my time as a seminarian at Saint Meinrad, tragedy struck my family. While driving to visit my grandmother for a weekend getaway, my mother passed away in a traffic collision. It was a Friday afternoon in September. We happened to have that Friday off from classes. Normally, on a long weekend, I would go home to visit family or take a weekend trip somewhere with brother seminarians, but that weekend I decided to stay back at Saint Meinrad to get caught up on some assignments. When I got the call from my sister to tell me what had happened, my world stopped turning and life as I knew it up to that point was essentially over. My mother was the center of our family and was a rock for me. She was my support system, biggest cheerleader, fiercest defender, and showed her love to me unconditionally and constantly.
Since it was a long weekend, there were not many people around to turn to in this moment of tragedy. I tried to call Fr. Denis, but I knew that he was out to dinner with an alumnus who was visiting. I found Fr. Christian working in his office. He settled me down a bit. I called Fr. Denis again. This time I was able to connect with him. He said simply, “Where are you? I’ll be right there.” As I was standing in the
threshold of my room on third floor Anselm, I could hear him quite literally running down the hall. When he got to the door, I basically collapsed in his arms. He held me with the loving arms of a father. We found my classmate, Fr. Rory Traynor from the Diocese of Manchester, down the hall. He and Fr. Christian drove me home to be with my family.
The next week, we had my mom’s funeral. That is a sentence that is still unbelievable for me to write. Something like 90 seminarians and about 10 priests from the seminary made the seven hour round trip trek to my home parish for the funeral. That’s what Saint Meinrad does: we show up. We show up to celebrate life’s successes and we show up to be with those who are suffering—with those in need of Christ’s love. The love I felt that day from the community at Saint Meinrad gave me hope that I would be able to endure the most difficult chapter of my life.
Between Fr. Denis, Sr. Patty, Fr. Tobias, Fr. Guerric, Fr. Jim, the faculty and staff, my amazing classmates, diocesan brothers, and friends, the community of Saint Meinrad became the embodiment of Christ’s love, peace, and hope in the midst of turmoil. =
Fr. Zach Samples, Alumnus, Diocese of Springeld in Illinois
When we seek love and goodness, inherently we seek God and all that He is. Hope, like love, has an innite measure and innite power. I place my hope each day in you, Lord. Amen.
Jenifer Schreiner, Oblate, Valparaiso, IN
“Do Not Be Afraid”:
HOPE
IN THE PANDEMIC
Hope, for me, is to recognize reality as it is, without denying it, but always expecting something better. It is not naivety or superficial optimism, but a deeply Christian attitude: to look at the present with God’s eyes, trusting that He is acting even when we do not see it.
In March 2020, just three weeks after arriving in Nairobi, Kenya, I was hospitalized after I got COVID-19. I felt abandoned: I was sick, alone, in a new country where I did not understand the language well, and many avoided speaking to me because I was a foreigner. One night, lying in my bed, I watched Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi blessing on my cellphone. It was like a light in the middle of darkness. Seeing St. Peter’s Square empty, and the Pope kissing the feet of the Crucifix in the rain, I felt that God had not forgotten us. His strong voice saying, “Do not be afraid,” touched my heart deeply. It helped me to trust, even in the middle of so much uncertainty.
Days later, in the same hospital, together with men, women, and children who were sick, we prayed together during Holy Week. Despite our differences, we shared a song in Swahili that said, Hakuna Mungu kama Wewe (“There is no God like our God”). In that shared singing, I discovered that even in sickness and isolation, hope unites us as brothers and sisters. Today, as I prepare for the diaconate, I know that it was in that darkness that God taught me to truly trust in Him, and to bring that concrete and humble hope to others. =
Dcn. Adrian Meneses, Alumnus, Diocese of Tulsa
REVENUE AND
Seminary and School of Theology
Expenditu
itures
Student Tuition and Fees
Investment Income
Student Room & Board
Endowment Distribution
Gifts to Saint Meinrad are typically directed toward three basic uses: annual unrestricted gifts, which support current and ongoing programs; capital gifts, for building, renovating, and equipping our physical facilities; and endowment gifts, for sustaining our programs and facilities long term.
Costs for Students in the Seminary and School of Theology
The tuition and fees Saint Meinrad charges each student does not cover the full cost of a student’s education. These charges cover approximately 29 percent of the costs involved in their education. Annual unrestricted gifts help
Contributions & Bequests
make up the difference between the school’s actual expenses and student charges. This enables us to keep our tuition rates competitive with other seminaries.
Capital Gifts
These gifts enable Saint Meinrad to build, restore, renovate, and equip our physical facilities. Capital gifts help make possible the ongoing development of our campus and grounds to serve the mission and ministry of Saint Meinrad.
Endowment Funds
The financial security of our Seminary and School of Theology and monastery is built on the foundation of a strong endowment. As of June 30, 2025, Saint Meinrad’s endowment totaled $89.5 million; $55.0 million is restricted for the Seminary and School of Theology.
In addition, the Archabbey, through the work of Abbey Caskets and CareNotes, helps underwrite expenses of the monastery and the Seminary and School of Theology. =
Seminary and School of Theology
Fiscal Year 2025
Summarized Financial Information
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Revenues
Saint Meinrad Archabbey
(Monastery, Seminary and School of Theology, CareNotes, and Abbey Caskets)
Fiscal Years 2025 and 2024 Summarized Financial Information (in millions)
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
SAINT MEINRAD BOARDS
Board of Trustees
Rt. Rev. Kurt Stasiak, OSB, Chair St. Meinrad, IN Archabbot, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Very Rev. Bede Cisco, OSB, Vice Chair St. Meinrad, IN Prior, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Mr. William L. Payne Jr., Executive Secretary Jeffersonville, IN
Retired, Leader of Strategy Advancement and Innovation, Humana Military, Louisville
Mrs. Lisa Castlebury Evansville, IN
Treasurer/Business Manager Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Rev. Guerric DeBona, OSB St. Meinrad, IN
Director of Spiritual Formation, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Rev. Thomas Gricoski, OSB
St. Meinrad, IN
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Dcn. William Reid Carmel, IN
Retired, Eli Lily & Co.
Mrs. Carmen E. Rendon Taylorsville, KY
Ecclesiastical Notary, Archdiocese of Louisville Metropolitan Tribunal
Very Rev. Denis Robinson, OSB St. Meinrad, IN
President-Rector, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Mrs. Joy Roose Moscow, OH
Director of Mass Coordinators, and Bereavement Ministry, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
Rev. Kolbe Wolniakowski, OSB St. Meinrad, IN
Subprior, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Board of Overseers
Mr. William L. Payne Jr., Chair Jeffersonville, IN
Retired, Leader of Strategy Advancement and Innovation, Humana Military, Louisville
Mrs. Carmen E. Rendon, Vice Chair Taylorsville, KY
Ecclesiastical Notary, Archdiocese of Louisville Metropolitan Tribunal
Mr. Robert F. Armbruster II Pittsboro, IN
Director of Payer Relations and Contracting, Ascension St. Vincent Indiana, Indianapolis
Judge Cecile A. Blau Jeffersonville, IN Retired Senior Judge, Clark Superior Court
Mrs. Frances M. Brown
Louisville, KY
Retired, Jefferson County Public Schools
Rev. Anthony L. Cecil Jr. Louisville, KY
Pastor, Saint Rapheal the Archangel Catholic Church
Mr. Steve A. Church
Evansville, IN
VP of Corporate Development and Strategy, Koch Enterprises, Inc.
Ms. Audra Douglas Evansville, IN
Family Nurse Practitioner, Ascension Medical Group, Newburgh, IN
Mr. Martin A. Foos
Dayton, OH
Law Partner/Owner, Foos & Lentz LLP
Mr. Nathan W. Gabhart
Washington, IN
Chairman and Founder of TrueScripts
Very Rev. Jeffrey H. Goeckner, VF Edwardsville, IL
Pastor, Saint Boniface Catholic Church
Mrs. Angela Greulich Jasper, IN
Charitable Giving Relationship Manager, Catholic Relief Services
Dcn. Gary J. Keepes, MD Petersburg, IN Family Medicine, Deaconess Clinic-Petersburg
Dr. Kyle W. King
Evansville, IN
Optometrist and owner of Evansville Eyecare Associates
Dr. John C. Lechleiter
Indianapolis, IN
Retired CEO, Eli Lilly and Co.
Mr. Victor A. Neff
Indianapolis, IN
Vice President of Accounting, Project Lead the Way
Mr. Matthew T. Nix Cynthiana, IN President and CEO, Nix Companies
Mr. Clayton Nunes Bloomington, IN
Global Director of Information Technology, Cook Medical Holdings
Dcn. Frank J. Olmsted St. Charles, MO
Retired Theology Teacher/Assistant Service Project Director, Pastoral Director at De Smet Jesuit High School, St. Louis
Mr. Bennett Plessala Stone Mountain, GA Leader of AI Research Projects, Pareto.AI
Dcn. William T. Reid Carmel, IN
Retired, Eli Lilly and Co.
Mr. Ryan Renoud Louisville, KY
Owner of OK Awning Company, Crescendo Amazon, and Bourbon City Charters
Sister Rose Mary Rexing, OSB Ferdinand, IN Director of Spirituality and Hospitality, Monastery Immaculate Conception
Mrs. Joy Roose Moscow, OH Retired, Nurse Anesthesiologist
Mrs. Mary C. Schaffner Indianapolis, IN
Spiritual Director and Retired Parish Life Coordinator, St. Agnes Parish, Nashville, IN
Mr. Michael A. Schwenk Jasper, IN
Retired Vice President, Jasper Engine Exchange
Mrs. Mary Sheets Bargersville, IN Registrar, Roncalli High School
Rev. J. Keith Stewart Memphis, TN Pastor, St. Louis Parish
Mr. Jeffrey W. Terhune Lexington, KY
Religion Teacher, Lexington Catholic High School
Dr. Corazon A. Veza Elizabethtown, KY
Retired Hematologist/Oncologist
Emeritus Members
Rev. Msgr. John J. Bendik Dunmore, PA
Pastor Emeritus, Parish Community of St. John the Evangelist
Mr. John S. Chappell Jasper, IN
Attorney, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
Mr. Jon P. Dilts
Bloomington, IN
Retired Attorney, Journalist, and College Professor
Mr. Charles R. Gardner Indianapolis, IN Musician
Mrs. Bonnie G. Graham Washington, IN Community and Church Volunteer
Rev. Msgr. Michael G. Hohenbrink Findlay, OH
Retired Pastor, St. Michael the Archangel Parish
Mr. John S. Lueken
Georgetown, IN
Attorney, Partner, Chair of Estate Planning Department, and Co-Leader of the Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation National Practice Group at Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
Mrs. Barbara R. Mitchel Carmel, IN
Owner/Operator of Williams Creek Ceramics, Retired Educator
Mr. James A. Muehlbauer Evansville, IN
Vice Chair Emeritus, Koch Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Joseph F. Steurer Jasper, IN
Retired Board Chairman, JOFCO Inc.
Mr. Ronald R. Tisch Sewickley, PA
Retired Executive Vice President, Calgon Carbon Corporation
Alumni Association Board of Directors
Dr. Todd B. Gungoll, President Oklahoma City, OK Principal, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Grade School
Ms. Andrea M. Byrne, Vice-President New Albany, IN Accountant, Ventas, Inc.
Rev. Sean Aaron Fowler, IN
Pastor, St. Isidore the Farmer Pastorate, St. Patrick, St. Mary, Sacred Heart, St. John the Baptist, and St. Joseph
Dr. Carolyn M. Berghuis Carmel, IN
President-Doctor, Trinity Holistic Wellness
Dcn. Jerome L. Bessler Avon, IN
Deacon, Saint Roch Catholic Church, and Battalion Chief with Avon Fire Department
Rev. John L. Boeglin
Haubstadt, IN
Retired Pastor
Dr. Anthony M. Bonta
Smyrna, GA
Associate Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Atlanta
Dcn. R. Michael Braun
Indianapolis, IN
Deacon, Saint Simon the Apostle Catholic Church
Rev. Robert D. Cieslik
Mount Washington, KY
Retired Pastor
Rev. J. Michael Clark, JCL
Paducah, KY
Pastor, Saint Thomas More Catholic Church
Mrs. Lisa A. Covington
Copley, OH
Pastoral Minister, Prince of Peace Catholic Church
Parish Catechetical Leader, Guardian Angels Catholic Church
Rev. Brian S. Emmick
Jasper, IN
Pastor, Precious Blood Catholic Church
Dr. David E. Orberson
New Albany, IN
Vice President of Risk Management, Churchill Downs, Inc.
Rev. Anthony M. Pelak
Grand Rapids, MI
Pastor, Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Dcn. Peter Rendon
Taylorsville, KY
Deacon, All Saints Catholic Church, and Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Dcn. Michael A. Seibert
Dubois, IN
Forming “Fishers of Men,” a regional Discipleship Team in the East Deanery of the Diocese of Evansville
Rev. Joseph de Orbegozo
Little Rock, AR
Rector, Cathedral of Saint Andrew
Mrs. Diane Frances Walter
Georgetown, KY
Retired Catholic Educator
Rev. Kolbe Wolniakowski, OSB
St. Meinrad, IN
Subprior, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Ex-Officio Member
Ms. Corinna Waggoner
Director of Alumni Relations
Saint Meinrad Archabbey and Seminary & School of Theology
Endowment Advisory Board
Rt. Rev. Kurt Stasiak, OSB
St. Meinrad, IN
Archabbot, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Very Rev. Denis Robinson, OSB
St. Meinrad, IN
President-Rector, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Mrs. Lisa Castlebury
St. Meinrad, IN
Treasurer/Business Manager
Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Mr. Brian Doyle
St. Meinrad, IN
Director of Planned Giving & Foundation Relations, Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Mr. Bruce McCrea
Louisville, KY
Partner
Legacy Financial Independent Advisors
Mr. Stephen G. Mullins
Bradenton, FL
Retired President, ClearArc Capital Inc.
Mr. Duane Schaefer
St. Meinrad, IN
Vice-President for Development
Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Mr. Stephen Witting
Evansville, IN
Retired Senior Commercial Loan Officer, Indiana Members Credit Union
Communications Advisory Board
Mrs. Mary Biever
Evansville, IN
Assistant Director of Development University of Southern Indiana Foundation
Rev. Corey D. Bruns
Bowling Green, KY
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Dr. Ruth Engs
Bloomington, IN
Professor Emeritus, Indiana University
Mr. Mark Erdosy
Indianapolis, IN
Development Officer
Marian University
Mr. Sean Gallagher
Indianapolis, IN
Reporter, The Criterion
Mr. James Kenney
Bowling Green, KY
Coordinator of the Photojournalism Program, Professor, Western Kentucky University
Mrs. Jenny Koch Evansville, IN
Publisher and Division Advisor Decided Excellence Catholic Media
Ms. Jennifer Lindberg
Saint Paul, IN
Communication Director
Catholic Churches of Jennings County, IN
Rev. Lorenzo Penalosa
St. Meinrad, IN
Doctoral studies in liturgy, Catholic University of America
Mrs. Rachel Weyer Ferdinand, IN
Marketing Specialist
Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Graduate Theology Program Advisory Board
Mr. Chase Cloutier Chair Director of Graduate Theology Program
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Miss Isabella Thompson Secretary Elizabeth, IN
Program Associate, Graduate Theology Program
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Ms. Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, JD
Louisville, KY
Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Louisville
Adam Ehret Carmel, IN
President & CEO
The BAM Companies
Julia Ehret Carmel, IN
Executive Vice President Cornerstone Companies, Inc.
Mrs. Liz Escoffery Carmel, IN
Pastoral Care Coordinator
St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church
Mr. Nicholas Hickman Knoxville, TN
Seminarian Representative Diocese of Knoxville
Dcn. Tom Hosty Indianapolis, IN
Director of the Department of Pastoral Ministries Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Mrs. Laura Makin Huber
New Albany, IN
Catholic Campus Minister University of Louisville
Mr. Tom Konechnik Indianapolis, IN
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Integritas
Mrs. Agnes Kovacs
Santa Claus, IN
Director of Vocational Synthesis, Coordinator of Post-Graduate Certificates
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Dr. Christopher Lutz
St. Meinrad, IN
Professor of Philosophy
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Dcn. Nicholas Nickl, MD Lexington, KY
Permanent Deacon at Mary Queen in the Holy Rosary, Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine University of Kentucky
Dr. John Schlachter
Dale, IN
Director of Admissions
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Mrs. Kristen Templin Albers, IL
Vice President Fister Inc.
Dcn. Jay VanHoosier Owensboro, KY
Director of Faith Formation Diocese of Owensboro
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