Professional Memberships

• College Theology Society
• American Men’s Studies Association
• Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
• American Benedictine Academy

Education

    Ed.D. Instructional Leadership
        University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
    Further study: Systematic Theology
        Catholic University, Washington, D.C. 
    M.A. Religious Studies
        Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
    M.Div. Pastoral Theology
        St. Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN
    B.A. Philosophy
        St. Martin’s University, Lacey, WA
    B.S. Mathematics 
        St. Martin’s University, Lacey, WA 

Publications

• “Abbot Placid Hoenerbach and the Bankruptcy of St. Mary’s Abbey, Richardton,” American Benedictine Review 29:101-133.
• “Interpreting the Rule of Benedict: Entering a World of Wisdom,” American Benedictine Review 35:25-49. 

Performances

Spring 2005

• Spiritual Renewal Retreat: Unified Leadership Team, Benedictine Health Systems (Duluth, MN), in Sedona, AZ. January 27-29, 2005.
• Workshop: “Spirituality and Men”; Spiritual Directors Institute, Annunciation Monastery, February 5, 2005.
• Retreat for Couples: “Love is a Verb,” North Dakota State Penitentiary, Bismarck, ND, February 26, 2005.
• Visitator: Member of team evaluating monastic life at Monasterio Benedictino de Tibatí, Bogotá, Colombia, March 11-18, 2005.

Fall 2005

• Annual Community Retreat: Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, SD, July 22-28, 2005.
• Workshop: “Reconciliation and the Rule of Benedict,” National Oblate Conference, at Mount Marty College, August 2, 2005.
• Conference: “Peace: Building a Culture Day by Day”; Trustee Leadership Conference of Benedictine Health System, in Duluth, MN, September 30, 2005.
• Workshop: “Spirituality and the Enneagram,” Spiritual Directors Institute, at Annunciation Monastery. November 5, 2005.

Spring 2006

• Conference: “The Benedictine Character: Leading with Wisdom,” Corporate Faculty Workshop, University of Mary, January 3, 2006.
• Confirmation Retreat: St. Joseph’s Parish, Beulah, ND, February 12, 2006.
• Conference: “Servant Leadership and Healthcare,” for staff of St. Benedict Health Center, Dickinson, ND, February 23, 2006.
• Workshop: “The Enneagram and the Benedictine Vocation,” novices and directors of Benedictine houses of women, at Sacred Heart Monastery, Richardton, ND, May 18, 2006.
• Annual Community Retreat: Mother of God Monastery, Watertown, SD, June 4-9, 2006.

Undergraduate Courses Taught

• Virtue and Character
• Religious Education and Youth Ministry
• Literature and the Religious Imagination
• Benedictines and Leadership
• Christian Thought and Worship
• Spirituality and Men

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