Profiles
Abbot James Wiseman Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Professed Date: February 6, 1966
Title: Abbot; Teacher of Religion, Vocations Director
Like all but three of our monks, I grew up quite far from Washington, DC, first coming to this city f...
Fr. Michael Hall Hometown: Washington, DC
Professed Date: October 7, 1959
Fr. Michael is a headmaster emeritus of our Abbey School and has taught European and U.S. history, U.S. government, and various courses in religion. He was fo...
Fr. Samuel Springuel Hometown: Glen Echo, Maryland
Professed Date: October 20, 2013
Title: Teacher of Robotics & Computer Science
I was born and raised in the Washington, DC area, even coming to our school for grades 7 thru 12. I've a...
Br. Matthew Nylund Hometown: New York, NY
Professed Date: January 28, 1989
Title: Teacher of Spanish; Co-Editor of the Abbey Newsletter
I was born in New York and grew up on Long Island, where I attended public schools....
Br. Ignacio Gonzalez Hometown: Austin, Texas
Professed Date: May 24, 2014
Title: Seminarian
A native of Austin, Texas and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, I came to Washington, DC in the mid-1990s to work on Capitol Hill in th...
Fr. Boniface Von Nell Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Professed Date: October 25, 1986
Title: Librarian, Oblate Director
It was my experience of the Divine Office that drew me to the Bened...
Fr. Joseph Jensen Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Professed Date: February 10, 1948
Title: Old Testament Scholar
I grew up in Chicago, where I attended public grammar and high schools. I then entered the Army Air Corps during World War II ...
Fr. Gabriel Myers Hometown: Perkasie, PA
Professed Date: October 29, 1988
Title: Bursar; Music Director
In my twenties I was minister of a small Lutheran congregation in southeastern Pennsylvania, near my family’s farm. Seeking a deepe...
Br. Dunstan Robidoux Hometown: Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada
Professed Date: October 29, 1988
Title: Vice-Director of the Lonergan Institute; Infirmarian; Manager of the Gift Shop
I was born in a French Canadian family on June 4, 1951 i...
Fr. Peter Weigand Hometown: Chippewa Falls, WI
Professed Date: February 6, 1966
Title: School President; Teacher of Earth Science and Anthropology
On October 14th, 1941, I was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, a small farming communit...
Fr. Philip Simo Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Professed Date: October 29, 1983
Title: Chaplain
Fr. Philip was for many years a chaplain at nearby Providence Hospital until it closed in late 2018. Since then ...
Fr. Christopher Wyvill Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD
Professed Date: February 3, 1960
Title: Guestmaster
I grew up in a small town in Maryland, where I attended parish elementary and public high school. At age eighteen I enlisted in the Navy...