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Monk Profiles

Below you will find profiles of each of the monks at St. Anselm’s abbey, which includes a brief biography as well. We invite you to click on the links below to get to know the members of our community here at the abbey.

Abbot James Wiseman

Abbot James Wiseman

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Professed Date:
 Feb 6, 1966
Titles: 
Abbot; Teacher of Religion, Vocations Director

Fr. Philip Simo

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Professed Date: Oct 29, 1983
Titles: Prior

Fr. Joseph Jensen

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Professed Date: Feb 10, 1948
Title: Old Testament Scholar

Fr. Michael Hall

Hometown: Washington, DC
Professed Date: Oct 7, 1959
Title: Headmaster Emeritus of the Abbey School

Fr. Peter Weigand

Hometown: Chippewa Falls, WI
Professed Date: Feb 6, 1966
Title: Teacher of Earth Science and Anthropology

Br. Dunstan Robidoux

Hometown: Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada
Professed Date: Oct 29, 1988
Titles: Vice-Director of the Lonergan Institute; Infirmarian; Manager of the Gift Shop

Fr. Gabriel Myers

Hometown: Perkasie, PA
Professed Date: Oct 29, 1988
Titles: Bursar; Music Director

Fr. Samuel Springuel

Hometown: Glen Echo, MD
Professed Date: Oct 20, 2013
Title: Teacher of Robotics & Computer Science, School Chaplain, Novice Master

Fr. Ignacio Gonzalez

Hometown: Austin, TX
Professed Date: May 24, 2014
Titles: Director of Oblates and Director of Campus Ministry

Br. Cyprian Morales

Hometown: Aurora, IL
Professed Date: Feb 2, 2023
Titles: Assistant Sacristan; also does various tasks assigned him by Director of Formatio