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